I Stopped Being the Shield
“Viv,” Victor said quietly. “The company has been under audit for three weeks.”
The lobby seemed to recede. “What?”
“Our risk algorithms flagged his ledger last month. I’ve had a forensic team and federal liaisons staged and waiting on a warrant since Tuesday. I’ve been sitting on it because I didn’t know how to tell you.”
His voice dropped into a register I hadn’t heard since our father’s funeral. “And because it’s worse than embezzlement.”
“Tell me.”
“He isn’t just hiding money to divorce you. He’s been forging your signature on high-yield, unsecured corporate loans. Tens of millions, Vivienne. When this company inevitably defaults, the federal fraud charges won’t fall on him.