Chapter 9 - DAVID OFFERED ME FIVE MILLION DOLLARS TO STAY SILENT
The offer came through attorneys.
Five million dollars.
Property.
Full custody.
Divorce settlement.
In exchange, I would take no position on certain disputed financial facts beyond legally required testimony.
Lauren read the proposal twice.
“He's trying to buy ambiguity.”
“Yes.”
“Can I reject it?”
“Immediately.”
“Do it.”
Five million dollars.
Years earlier, that number would have terrified me.
Now it looked cheap.
What price covers watching your premature child breathe through tubes?
What price covers being told your lack of parents makes you unbelievable?
What price covers discovering your husband used your identity to hide stolen money?
No number.
I rejected it.
Then federal investigators entered the financial case because transfers crossed state lines.
David's problems multiplied.
His bar license was suspended pending proceedings.
Assets frozen.
House subject to litigation.
May you like
Reputation gone.
The man who once said nobody would believe me now had too many people believing evidence.
