Julian had waited. Patiently. Quietly. Without complaint.
Then, that afternoon, a courier delivered a confidential package to my apartment.
Inside were legal documents, bank records, hidden accounts, asset transfers, shell arrangements, and proof—clear, undeniable proof—that Garrett had lied during our divorce. He had hidden money, concealed properties, buried income, and structured deals through other people, including his mother.
At the bottom was a note from Marcus Caldwell, Garrett’s business partner.
I should have spoken up four years ago. I was a coward. I documented everything. I’m sorry it took me this long. This is enough to reopen your case.
And beneath that was a note from Julian.
You don’t have to hide us anymore. Let me stand beside you. You deserve to walk into that room like you own the world. Because you do.
I sat on the kitchen floor, surrounded by proof and pain and possibility.