Chapter 5 - The Truth in the Study
Ten minutes later, the children were settled in a cozy upstairs guest bedroom. Nora was tucked under a warm down comforter with her plush bunny, and Leo was quietly drinking warm milk beside a roaring fireplace.
Downstairs in the private study, surrounded by floor-to-ceiling mahogany bookshelves, Evelyn sat on a leather sofa, holding a warm cup of tea between her trembling hands.
Arthur stood near his desk, pouring a glass of water before sitting across from her.
"Julian told the entire investment board that you were spending his money on lavish shopping sprees," Arthur said carefully, watching her face. "He said he was divorcing you because you refused to work and were dragging down his company’s valuation."
Evelyn let out a bitter, heartbroken laugh, setting her teacup down on the glass table.
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"Julian didn't build that company, Arthur," Evelyn revealed, her dark eyes flashing with a sudden, buried flame of truth. "I built the original software architecture. And the seed funding? It didn't come from a bank loan."
👉 Read PART 6 to see Arthur's shocked reaction to how Julian's firm was funded!
