The blinds were half open.
City lights beyond them.
Arthur once asked how far I wanted the audit to go.
I had answered:
“All the way.”
I had thought all the way meant until every secret was opened.
It did not.
It meant until I knew enough to make the decisions that belonged to me.
Protect Sterling.
Stop unauthorized access.
Preserve the evidence.
End the marriage honestly.
Separate corporate consequences from personal revenge.
Let Victoria answer for her role.
Let Evelyn answer for hers.
Let Julian answer for his.
Then stop.
That final part had been the hardest.