My husband set his phone down sharply and said, “From now on, your money is yours, and mine is mine. And please don’t use my money to help your parents anymore.”

I decided it was time to review exactly where my company’s money was going.

So I ordered a complete vendor audit.

The results were disturbing.

Inflated invoices.

Repeated charges.

Unauthorized subcontracting.

Daniel’s father had invoiced Westbridge for equipment his business apparently never purchased.

Kyle billed my company for consulting hours during periods when his own social-media posts showed him vacationing in Cancun.

Megan charged premium prices for projects while outsourcing much of the actual work at a fraction of what she billed us.

I closed the folder.

“Daniel,” I said