Chapter 13 - THE HUSBAND WHO LOST HIS EMPIRE
The financial investigation continued.
Several transactions were referred for legal review.
Ethan's authority within Caldwell Industries was suspended pending the outcome.
The board appointed interim leadership.
The trust administrators challenged the disputed authorizations.
The insurance arrangements were examined.
The divorce proceedings moved forward.
Vanessa eventually left Ethan.
Not because she suddenly developed a conscience.
Because the wealth she'd expected him to control was no longer available to her.
Ethan tried to contact me repeatedly.
Through attorneys.
Through mutual friends.
Through messages.
I declined private meetings.
The legal process continued.
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I didn't celebrate his downfall.
I simply stopped protecting him from the consequences of his decisions.
