The signatures were examined.
Digital records were reviewed.
Emails were recovered.
Financial transactions were traced.
Little by little, the version of our life Julian had presented to me began falling apart.
The man I thought was financially successful had been hiding serious problems.
The husband I believed shared everything with me had secretly made decisions involving my name and our family assets.
And the person who had spent years telling me not to worry about money had apparently been worrying about little else.
The case eventually went to court.
I didn’t attend every hearing.
I didn’t need to.
Marcus handled the legal side while I concentrated on something more important.
Caleb.
And myself.
Julian ultimately accepted responsibility for multiple financial offenses and other serious conduct uncovered during the investigation.
The court imposed a substantial sentence.
Our marriage ended.
Marcus then helped untangle every financial connection between Julian and the estate my father had left me.
