On the other end of the line, Spencer’s senior family law attorney cleared his throat before he answered.

“We have a sworn affidavit from the Aldridge Luxe foundation board pointing to serious accounting irregularities,” the lawyer said.

“Spencer is willing to drop the bank claim completely if your client agrees to send back thirty million dollars by five o’clock tomorrow afternoon.”

“And if she turns your offer down?” Nora asked.

“We have six years of internal clinic visit logs ready to go out immediately to three major commercial real estate publications in New York and California,” he said.

“The public story about her personal health and medical stability will make it very hard for her to win corporate design clients.”