I contacted the police immediately. Officers arrived before anyone could approach the property. The stranger identified himself as a courier carrying legal documents from Victor’s company. My attorney instructed me not to sign anything. Inside the folder were copies of supposed loan agreements, claiming I owed Victor $420,000. The signatures looked convincing, but the dates were impossible. Several documents supposedly carried my signature from days when I had been overseas. Investigators photographed everything and added the papers to their growing case. Then Ethan finally appeared, looking exhausted and frightened, begging for five minutes alone.

I refused to meet him privately. Instead, we spoke with my attorney present. Ethan admitted Victor had threatened him and promised that transferring our savings would protect us. He claimed Rachel knew everything but insisted he never intended to abandon me permanently. I asked why he sent that photograph. He lowered his head. “Victor wanted you distracted while the transfers happened.” My stomach turned. Even our divorce announcement had been part of their scheme. Then Ethan revealed the final secret: Victor planned to disappear overseas within forty-eight hours, taking the remaining stolen money with him.