a broken woman caught in her betrayal. Victoria's smile widened as she watched

spered, her voice trem

tely out of the bathroom, letting the door swing shut behind him. "Explain

tinct honed from years in boardrooms before her marriage screamed at her to stand tall, to fight back.

ange lately. You've been distant, and I thought... I thoug

You've helped quite enough. All those convenient login rec

ough her tears before she could stop it. Victoria caught

to say, Mrs

Marcus snatched it from her hand before she could react.

ay safe.'" Marcus's voice was deadly quiet. "Wh

us, I tried to tell you months ago that she couldn't be trusted. All t

ve Victoria over her. It shouldn't have hurt – she'd known this was comi

e from his suit jacket. "Sign them now, and we'll keep this quiet. One mil

ng with another figure: one billion dollars, the value of Project

trembling hands. "You want me to

a asked sweetly. "We could invite the ent

hed copying the system logs by now. Her father's jet would be ready soon

mehow slipped from Isabella's bag. "Tsk tsk. Did you really think w

further. "You tried t

tried to prove what she's b

. "One that your wife has been using to funnel money o

ella's perfect signature on transfer forms she'd never seen. She had

circumstances," Marcus said. "Sign the papers, Isa

ctoria's hand. Three years of marriage, of love and sacrifice and

lla Chen's tears or I

or the pen Ma

riumphant. "I always knew

he uncapped the pen with deliberate slowness. "They're like fingerprints. Unique. Personal." She l

smile falte

or it with a check signed by Marcus – a check you forged, ju

flickering across his face for the fi

ictoria snapped. "Sh

backups. Of everything. Security footage, system logs, check images..." She smiled at Vi

denly, grabbing Isabella's arm with bruis

rence Wong stood in the doorway,

off my daughter,"

ed back. "Your

, shrugging off Victoria's grip. When sh

ther. Righ

en Isabella and Lawrence. "This is impossibl

he turned to her husband, letting him see her true self for the first

ne ashen. "Wong? As

just acquired controlling interest in Sterling Industries' Asia division." He checke

s – urgent messages from Sterling Industries board me

e?" Her laugh was soft and deadly. "E

hing into her bag, she pulled out a si

he asked, his

is wife's elegant

ou really married, dar