It was me.
Three months earlier, I’d secretly approved an independent audit after my firm’s analysts found invoices for nonexistent trucks.
PART 2 — THE SECRET BEHIND HIS EMPIRE
By Monday, Grant had filed for divorce. His proposed settlement denied me support, any interest in our home, and all claims against his business.
His attorney, Richard Sloane, added, “Our client believes this generous offer will help Ms. Bennett avoid unnecessary embarrassment.”
Mara put the document aside. “He thinks you have no leverage.”
“He thinks I have no money,” I said. “Those are different things.”
Before meeting Grant, I’d helped create fraud-detection software and sold my stake.
I invested most proceeds in Alder Point Capital, a private firm entirely mine but managed by professionals.
When Bennett Freight faced a cash shortage, Alder Point rescued it financially in exchange for sixty-four percent of its voting shares. Grant dealt with its representatives without investigating their owner.
