But my corporate legal team spent the last six months forensically tracing your family trust. We found the twelve million dollars he diverted into your offshore holding accounts to hide what he was really worth.”

Dominic whirled on his mother, his face turning a terrified shade of grey. “You told me those accounts were completely insulated from any tracking!”

“They were insulated from ordinary audits, Dominic,” I said, looking right through his eyes. “They weren’t insulated from a woman who spent the last decade building the largest supply-chain logistics firm in the state of Texas.”

Natalie stripped the diamond engagement ring off her finger and hurled it straight at his chest.

It bounced off his expensive holiday sweater and hit the marble tile with a sharp, heavy click.

“You are a completely fraudulent human being, Dominic,” she spat, her voice cracking with pure humiliation. “You didn’t invite her here to clear the past. You invited her to prove to my father’s hedge fund that you had zero financial liabilities dragging down your name before we signed the merger!”