Chapter 7 - The Timeline of Deceit
Charlotte didn't raise her voice. She simply turned her phone around, holding the bright screen up for Brandon to see the undeniable, verified bank statements.
"Look at the dates, Brandon," Charlotte commanded, her military-inspired jacket making her look like a judge delivering a final sentence.
Brandon leaned in, his eyes scanning the digital rows of outgoing transfers. The name Marcus Vance repeated month after month, year after year.
"She's been paying him for three years," Brandon whispered, the reality crashing down on him. He looked at Brooke, his voice trembling with a mixture of rage and heartbreak. "You've been giving my money to another man? While we were together?!"
"It wasn't your money, Brandon," Charlotte corrected him effortlessly. "You stole from me to fund her, and she stole from you to fund him."
Brooke was hyperventilating now. The baby in the white blanket shifted, letting out a soft, confused whimper.
"He... he was just a consultant!" Brooke stammered hysterically, the sparkling fabric of her red dress shaking as she trembled. "It was a business expense, Brandon! I swear!"
"A business expense?" Charlotte asked, her eyebrow raising in elegant mockery. "Is that what you call it? Because I remember you posting photos with Marcus in Cabo San Lucas exactly ten months ago."
Brandon’s breath hitched in his throat. His eyes widened as his brain did the agonizing math.
Ten months ago.
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He slowly looked down at the small baby wrapped in the white blanket with the pink cap. The baby was exactly one month old.
👉 What happens when the arrogant ex-husband realizes the depth of his humiliation?
