He was standing at the international terminal alongside Chloe. They were both beaming at the camera, and wrapped around Chloe’s wrist was the diamond bracelet Daniel believed belonged to my mother.
Beneath the picture, he had written:
“Goodbye, Audrey. When you wake up, you’ll realize you have nothing left.”
I stared at the screen. Daniel genuinely believed he had just ruined me, that when the sun came up, I would discover my marriage, my fortune, and my company had vanished overnight.
I took a slow, deep breath, then typed four words in reply:
“The accounts are frozen.”
His call came seven seconds later.
PART 2
I answered the phone while pouring myself a fresh cup of coffee.
Daniel was already shouting over the line. “What did you do?!”
I looked out the kitchen window as the morning sun began to warm the horizon. “Good morning, Daniel.”
