“Graham has already signed it. It gives you the house, the city apartment, and half of the remaining trust fund.”

I stared at the paper, my heart racing.

“He would never agree to that,” I said.

“He did because I told him to,” Marjorie said. “He knows what is at stake.”

“What is the catch?” Julian asked, his hand tightening on his briefcase.

Marjorie looked at Julian, then back to me.

“The catch is simple, Evelyn,” she said.

“You sign this, you get your freedom, and you get your money.”

“And what do you get?” I asked.

“You burn that ledger,” Marjorie said, her eyes boring into mine. “Right here, in the fireplace.”

“You destroy the evidence, and we walk away from each other forever.”

I looked down at the dark green leather book.

Inside it lay the truth that could destroy Graham and Marjorie’s lives.

But it was also the key to my freedom.

“And if I refuse?” I asked.

Marjorie’s smile faded completely.

“If you refuse, I will make sure you get nothing,” she said.