him.
“So you decided to keep it from me?”
“I thought I could help her resolve it before it became a bigger problem.”
“By lying to your wife?”
He lowered his eyes.
“I made a mistake.”
“What problem?”
He hesitated.
“Vanessa’s former husband has been contacting her again. She says he’s threatening to take her back to court over their divorce settlement. He’s demanding money she says she doesn’t owe him.”
I folded my arms.
“Why would that require you to take a week off work?”
“Because it wasn’t just
