He Humiliated His Wife at Their Daughter’s Birthday—But He Had No Idea Who She Really Was
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Chapter 10 - JULIAN CALLSUnknown number.
I answered because everything already felt impossible.
“Maya?”
“Who is this?”
“Julian Hale.”
The man at the gate.
“What do you want?”
Long pause.
“Is your middle name Caroline?”
My body went cold.
“Why?”
“Because I think I knew your grandmother.”
No.
More accurately, he had worked for her.
Julian was an attorney.
Former associate at Ellsworth Meridian’s outside counsel.
Later a partner at a Long Island firm.
He had been twenty-eight when my grandmother died.
He remembered me from one shareholder meeting.
Barely.
Then he saw the orchid ring.
“Does Richard know?”
“No.”
“Do you want him to?”
“No.”
“Then I won’t tell him.”
Good.
He did not ask what my net worth was.
He asked:
May you like
“Are you safe?”
That almost made me trust him.
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Chapter 11 - WHY JULIAN WAS AT THE PARTYRichard had invited Julian because he wanted business.
Chapter 12 - THE KICKRichard’s lawyer focused on my kick.
Chapter 13 - LILY ASKS ABOUT MONEYWe moved from the hotel into a furnished rental.
Chapter 14 - RICHARD FINDS OUT SOMETHING IS WRONGRichard discovered the first crack through lawyers.
Chapter 15 - RICHARD’S NEW STORYHis story changed.
Chapter 16 - I CALL MY FATHEREleven years.
