Chapter 7 - THE TRUTH ABOUT THE MONEY The following week, Mark hired attorneys.
He expected to discover financial mistakes.
Instead, they uncovered a disaster.
Victoria had accumulated enormous hidden debts.
There were secret accounts.
Luxury purchases.
Unpaid loans.
Transfers Mark had never authorized.
The financial trail stretched back nearly two years.
The same period during which Victoria had grown increasingly hostile toward Clara.
Mark stared at the documents.
“How did I not see this?”
His attorney sighed.
“You trusted her.”
Mark looked through the window.
In the backyard, Clara was playing with Elena.
For the first time, he understood that money had never been Victoria's real obsession.
Control was.
She wanted control over the house.
Over Mark.
Over Clara.
Over the life everyone thought belonged to her.
And when she realized she was losing control, she became dangerous.
Mark signed the divorce papers.
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His hands did not shake.
For the first time in years, his decision was clear.
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