“Leave it alone.”
Maya followed and closed the kitchen door.
“Why isn’t Ryan here?” I asked.
“He’s reviewing company expenses,” Maya said. “Meals, a resort, and something involving an apartment. I think Michael is involved.”
I opened our banking app.
- A jewelry payment.
- A resort charge.
- A transfer linked to a property deposit.
“Why isn’t Ryan here?”
I took screenshots and emailed them to an account Michael couldn’t access.
In the drawer, the dental estimate still sat beside the grocery receipt.
The bracelet had cost more.
I called Ryan.
“Did Michael tell you the resort charges were for work?”
I called Ryan.
“He called them client expenses.”
“And the apartment?”
“Equipment storage.”
Maya leaned toward the phone. “Tell her what you found.”
Ryan exhaled. “Dinners, hotel charges, jewelry payments, and an apartment deposit.”
“And the apartment?”
“Those expenses also appear in our household records,” I said. “He split the costs.”
I sent Ryan the relevant statements.
After comparing the dates, he confirmed that parts of the resort and apartment expenses had come from both accounts.
“Don’t confront him alone,” Ryan said.
