“It’s a fair offer,” he said without emotion. “Two hundred thousand dollars today. You sign the divorce papers, surrender all custody of the twins, and disappear from our lives.”
Sienna smiled proudly when he said our.
My mother-in-law folded her arms.
“The boys deserve the Vance name,” Eleanor said coldly. “They need stability — not a bitter woman who’ll poison them against their father.”
For a long moment, I said nothing.
I simply opened the folder and began reading every page.
Instead of crying, I kept reading.
Hidden beneath the custody agreement was another clause.
If I signed, I’d permanently waive my right to investigate several financial accounts belonging to the Vance family real estate company.
This wasn’t just a divorce settlement.
