During the following weeks, Claire turned her life into a financial and legal investigation.
She found a credit card opened under her name with an outstanding balance of $190,000.
The purchases included luxury jewelry, hotel suites, and vacations she had never taken.
“He is building a picture of an irresponsible spouse,” Jonathan explained. “A woman drowning in debt is easier to discredit in a divorce or custody dispute.”
Later, a friend in the hospital’s records department secretly provided Claire with a copy of the expansion agreement.
The final page contained an authorization supposedly signed by Claire as Evergreen’s beneficiary.
The handwriting was similar to hers.
But it was not hers.
Marcus did not merely plan to leave her.
He wanted the expansion finalized before she learned that she had the authority to stop it.
Two days later, Sabrina arrived at Claire’s home.
She wore dark sunglasses and a designer coat.
