“This is completely ridiculous and totally uncalled for. My wife is obviously confused and doesn’t understand what’s even happening here.”
For the first time in her life, Margot looked at him without a trace of fear or hesitation.
“No, Lucas. The real problem is that you were so arrogant you truly believed I’d never be smart enough to figure out what you were doing behind my back.”
The notary slowly drew his hands back from the documents, visibly rattled, while one of the partners edged half a step away.
The other partner wouldn’t even look at Lucas, clearly aware the ship was going down and wanting to be as far from the wreck as possible.
The enormous, unearned confidence Lucas had walked in with started peeling away in front of everyone, piece by piece, like a soggy mask coming apart.