“I have her approval recorded,” he said.
“Cut the first part.
Use the last sentence if she causes trouble.”
Callum rose so quickly that his chair fell backward.
“That recording is private!”
The judge’s expression hardened.
“Sit down, Mr.
Ward.”
Graham submitted Ruth’s photograph, Vivian’s recording, the security video, and the lender’s device report.
The verification code had been entered from Callum’s laptop after my phone received it.
The judge turned to Callum.
“Did you use your wife’s identity to secure this loan?”
“My family would have benefited.”
“That was not my question.”
Callum looked at me instead.
“Tell her we discussed investing.”
“We discussed trust,” I said.
“You spent it.”
The judge suspended his overnight contact and ordered supervised visits until a
