“The transfers. The ‘business expenses.’ The bills you ran up while calling it ‘networking.’ The way you treated my accounts like a buffet.”
Ryan went pale. “You… checked the accounts?”
I leaned in slightly, voice low and precise.
“I’m a forensic accountant. I trace money for a living. Did you really think you could hide it from me?”
Silence hit the room like a door slamming shut.
Karen opened her mouth to scream again—then stopped when the officer stepped closer.
“Time,” the officer said. “Essentials only.”
Ryan stared at the bag near the door—packed, tied, final.
He wanted a scene. A debate. A second chance to manipulate the narrative.
Instead, he got procedure.
They walked them out into the hall.
Neighbors peeked.
Ryan—the man who loved saying “my house”—stood there in gym shorts holding a trash bag like a lost tourist.
As the elevator doors closed, he looked at me and tried one last lie.
“I loved you,” he said.
“No,” I replied calmly. “You loved the access.”
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