That was why I hired her.

No fantasy.

No promises.

Just work.

PART 8 — JULIAN’S STORY CHANGES

Within forty-eight hours, Julian’s attorney filed a response.

The kitchen incident had been “taken out of context.”

Julian claimed he had knocked the plates accidentally while gesturing.

Chloe’s comment about police reports was supposedly sarcastic.

The trust-waiver disagreement had been an ordinary marital dispute.