“You have enough here to freeze the home-equity account,” he said, “and to seek temporary financial protections as part of a divorce filing.

Comfortably enough.”

I nodded.

“And if his employer were to find out about the undisclosed vendor relationship?”

His expression hardened by a single degree.

“That would be their decision to make, not yours.

But if they ask the right questions, these records will answer them without any help from you.” He meant it as a professional’s caution.

I heard it as a promise.