Her Billionaire Husband Forced Her to Put on Maid Gloves for His Mistress — Until She Dropped the Audit on the Marble Table

The penthouse fell dead silent. You could hear the faint hum of the air conditioning eighty floors above the city.

Arthur Vance quickly snatched the paper off the marble, his spectacles sliding down his nose as his eyes scanned the routing numbers.

"Harrison..." Arthur whispered, his voice trembling with horror. "This has your digital signature. And Margaret’s authorization code as foundation chair."

"It's a forgery!" Harrison roared, his chest heaving, sweat beginning to bead along his hairline. "She's fabricating documents to blackmail me because she's jealous! Security! Where the hell is security?!"

Harrison reached for his phone on the table, but Claire placed her hand gently over it.

"Security isn't answering, Harrison," Claire said calmly. "Because forty-five minutes ago, federal marshals and auditors from the Securities and Exchange Commission entered the lobby downstairs. They are reviewing the server logs right now."

Vanessa gasped, dropping her silver clutch onto the floor. "What? Harrison, you told me that money was from your private bonus! You told me it was clean!"

"Shut up, Vanessa!" Harrison screamed, turning on her with wild, bloodshot eyes. "Shut your damn mouth!"

"Don't you yell at her, you coward!" Claire’s voice didn't rise, but its intensity shook the room. "You brought this girl here tonight to parade her in front of me. You thought making me wear servant gloves would prove that I was nothing more than an accessory you could replace with a younger model."

Claire turned her gaze to Margaret, who was clinging to the back of her chair, her knuckles white, her diamond necklace rising and falling against a chest that could barely draw air.

"And you, Margaret," Claire continued ruthlessly. "You spent five years reminding me that my father drove cars for wealthy families. But my father had one thing your family will never possess: honor. He never stole from dying children to pay off his mistress."