“Your entire construction empire has been running on capital owned and directed by the very woman you attempted to place on a five hundred dollar monthly allowance,” Lauren added with a cold, piercing glare.

“Paige is not your dependent spouse, Brandon, because she is your company’s primary secured creditor.”

Before Brandon could formulate a response, Lauren produced a certified copy of the seventy thousand dollar asset transfer that had emptied my mother’s municipal bond fund.

“We have an executed affidavit from your executive secretary, Megan Cole, admitting that you coerced her into fraudulently notarizing Paige’s forged signature on this asset release form,” Lauren stated clearly.

“Megan signed a full cooperation agreement with the state attorney general’s office early yesterday evening.”