I felt a thrill.
We didn’t file for divorce then.
- Now I know. After we broke up in the harbor, I started checking things that he had told me. Almost nothing was true.
I was still silent.
“Cal Claire told me that he has an important investment and that he is going to receive money from his family. I thought he was a successful businessman.
I immediately remembered the loan he had asked for my father.
— What investment?
Vanessa was hesitant.
A holiday apartment business. He said he’d buy a property with a partner.
I felt my pulse speed up.
Did you give him money, too?
— Nu. Dar mi-a cerut. De aceea am început să mă îndoiesc.
I took a deep breath.
— Vanessa, am nevoie să-mi trimiți orice document pe care ți l-a arătat, dacă ești dispusă. Avocata mea va verifica dacă este relevant.
I’m sending you everything I have.