At that moment, Ethan Blake entered the room carrying a folder, his expression heavy as if he already understood what he was about to reveal.
“I think you both need to see this,” he said while placing documents on the table one by one, each page adding another layer to the truth.
There were loans under both marriages, duplicate insurance policies, and signatures that I recognized alongside others I did not remember signing.
Madison found her own documents among them, and we exchanged a look that carried a realization deeper than infidelity.
Christopher had not only lied to us, he had used us legally and financially as if we were interchangeable parts of a system he controlled.
Dr. Evelyn Harper recommended a legal specialist, and I contacted Rebecca Collins that same afternoon while Madison agreed to accompany me without hesitation.
There was no argument between us, because pride no longer mattered in the face of what we had discovered.
At the law office, Rebecca explained that Madison’s marriage was legally invalid while mine remained technically valid, though both situations would have consequences.