“You do not own our family home. My husband bought that estate thirty years ago.”

“Your husband mortgaged it twenty years ago,” I said.

“And the holding company that bought the debt five years ago is a subsidiary of Lotus Bay.”

Mr. Han stepped forward, presenting a second tablet to Vivian.

“The deed of trust was transferred to Arden Holdings in 2019,” Mr. Han said.

“Mrs. Arden is the sole shareholder of Arden Holdings.”

Vivian looked from the paper to Mr. Han, then to me.

“You’ve been planning this,” she said, her voice dropping to a dangerous whisper.

“I have been observing,” I corrected her.

“You spent the last three years treating me like a servant in my own husband’s shadow.”

“You *are* his wife,” Vivian said, her fingers tightening on the paper until it crumpled.

“Everything you have belongs to him. By law, your assets are his.”

“Not under the prenuptial agreement you insisted I sign,” I said.

Claire gasped, her hand flying to her mouth.

“The prenup,” Daniel muttered, his eyes wide.

“You wanted to ensure I wouldn’t get a single penny of the Mercer fortune,” I said to Vivian.