“She was wearing a diamond ring, must be four carats at least.”
I smiled. “Good for them.”
His tone was panicked. “Lydia, what the hell is going on? My cards aren’t working.
My assistant says the business account’s frozen!”
“Oh?” I said innocently. “That’s strange. You should probably check with the bank.”
“The bank said there’s an injunction on the funds, something about misuse of estate capital.
Did you do this?”
“I only acted on legal advice,” I said sweetly. “You did say you wanted a separation.”
He cursed, muttered something about his lawyer, and hung up. Two hours later, Vanessa called from an unknown number.
“Mrs. Langford,” she began, trying to sound composed. “This is all a misunderstanding.
I cut her off. “Please don’t call me that. I’m no longer your employer’s wife.”
“Fine,” she snapped.
“But you can’t just ruin him over this! He loves me!”
“I’m sure he does,” I said. “And I’m sure love will pay your mortgage once the eviction notice arrives.”
There was a stunned silence before she hung up.Continue reading…
