The Millionaire Came Home Early and Found His Wife Living in the Servants’ Room—Then He Discovered What She Was Waiting For

I had known Mariana still took on occasional interior-design clients.

What I hadn’t known was that she’d been using her savings to pay for household supplies after her access to our shared funds had been obstructed.

“Why didn’t you use the cash I’d left in the emergency drawer?” I asked.

Mariana gave a weary half smile.

“Because the emergency drawer was emptied in March.

Evelyn told me you had changed the arrangement.”

“I never changed it.”