Then she whispered, “He did the same thing to me.”
“What?”
“He started moving money shortly after we moved into the house.”
She pulled out her phone.
“I found messages.”
Daniel had told her he wanted her to open a separate account.
He said it was for privacy.
Then he asked her to transfer money into it.
She had.
But the account wasn’t really hers.
It was controlled by a company Daniel had created.
My attorney checked the company records.
Daniel was the owner.
Chloe had unknowingly been helping him move money.
The more we uncovered, the worse it became.
Daniel had told Chloe that his previous marriage had been emotionally dead for years.
He had told her I was financially irresponsible.
He had told her he had almost nothing after the divorce.
He had told me the opposite.
During our marriage, he had told me the business was struggling.
Apparently, he had been lying to both of us.
He had created different versions of his life depending on who was listening.
Then Chloe found something.
An old email.
She sent me a screenshot.
It was from Daniel to his accountant.
The message was short.
“We need to make sure everything is protected before she realizes what’s happening.”
