Jessica saw her own name on it.
So did Richard.
“What is that?” she asked.
I remembered the message she had sent about the clinic, the canceled insurance, and the account she thought no one could trace.
The attorney bent down, picked up the envelope, and said,
“Evidence your wedding venue may wish to review before tomorrow.”
Then Richard looked at Jessica and whispered,
“What account?”
PART 2
“What account?”
Richard’s voice was barely above a whisper.
Jessica froze.
For the first time since she had entered my hospital room, she looked genuinely frightened.
The attorney placed the envelope on the table.
“The account used to transfer the marital funds before the divorce filing.”
Richard stared at Jessica.
“You told me that money was gone.”
Jessica swallowed.
“It was.”
“Where did it go?”
“I don’t know what you’re talking about.”
The attorney opened the envelope.
Inside were printed bank statements, transaction records, and copies of emails.
He
laid them across the table one by one.
“Two hundred and eighty-six thousand dollars was transferred from the joint account into a private account registered under a company called J.R. Holdings.”
Richard’s face hardened.
“That was our divorce settlement reserve.”
“No,” I said quietly. “It was supposed to be my medical reserve.”
Jessica shook her head.
“That’s not my company.”
The attorney slid another document across the table.
“You’re listed as the sole authorized beneficiary.”
Richard stared at her.
“Jessica.”
She stepped backward.
“I didn’t steal anything.”
“Then explain it.”
“I was protecting us.”
“Protecting us from what?”
“From her!”
Jessica pointed at me.
“She was pregnant. She was going to use that baby to destroy everything. Richard and I were already planning our future.”
Richard looked at her as if he had never seen her before.
“You knew she was pregnant?”
Jessica’s silence answered him.
His face changed.
“
You knew?”
“I knew she was considering keeping the baby.”
“And you canceled her insurance.”
“I didn’t cancel anything.”
The attorney calmly opened another document.
“Actually, the cancellation request originated from an administrative account controlled by your assistant. The authorization code matches the one used to access the corporate benefits portal.”
