Three months before that date, Andrew had told her their savings were stretched and that they needed to delay the consultation they had been planning at a fertility clinic for nearly a year.
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Vanessa looked up from the folder and said he had told her he was using his bonus.
Andrew reached for the folder. Daniel stopped him.
The movement caused enough disruption that two restaurant staff members moved quickly toward the table. Chairs scraped. Someone in the room made a startled sound. The man with the badge stepped between the two men and told them to back up.
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Daniel released Andrew but held his position.
He told Andrew directly what he had managed to accomplish. He had used company funds to maintain a second life while two women made decisions based on a version of reality he had constructed entirely from lies.
Andrew’s composure, which had always been one of his most dependable tools, was completely gone.
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