AT THE WEDDING, MY FUTURE MOM-IN-LAW DEMANDED MY 2 CONDOS OR IT WAS OFF. I SMILED, TOOK THE MIC, AND SAID: “WEDDING CANCELED! YOU’RE BOTH FIRED, ACCOUNTS BLOCKED!” WHAT HAPPENED NEXT SHOCKED EVERYONE!

I nodded toward Marcus.

The screen lit up.

Corporate expense records appeared.

Hotel bills.

Luxury handbags.

Furniture deliveries.

A private vacation to Mexico.

Patricia’s face changed first.

Daniel whispered, “Claire…”

I continued.

“For six weeks, our auditors have reviewed expenses authorized by Daniel and charged through Patricia’s consulting budget.”

Patricia snapped, “Those were business expenses!”

Elaine stood.

“No, they weren’t.”

A murmur rolled through the crowd.

I clicked again.

A spreadsheet appeared showing payments from the company to a shell consulting firm called Brighton Advisory.

$42,000.

$38,500.

$61,