Andrew looked directly at her.
“I should probably introduce myself first. My name is Andrew.”
He paused.
“I’m Brenda’s husband.”
Silence swallowed the room.
Margaret turned toward Mark.
“She’s married?”
Mark opened his mouth.
Nothing came out.
Ofelia grabbed Brenda’s arm.
“You told us you were legally separated!”
Brenda pulled away.
“And you told me Laura would leave this house with nothing!”
Mark shot to his feet.
“Shut up, Brenda!”
I placed a thick binder on the table.
“No.”
Everyone looked at me.
“Nobody is staying quiet today.”
I handed copies of the forensic audit around the table.
“Over the last six months, Mark authorized more than eighty thousand dollars in direct payments to Brenda. He also purchased an eighteen-thousand-dollar luxury watch using corporate money.”
Julian stared at the statements.
“You took emergency company funds and spent them on your mistress?”
“I was Managing Director!” Mark shouted. “I had authority to move company money!”
