Chapter 5

Three days later, The Capital Insider published a long article.

The headline read: [The Double Life of Brightstone Capital's Partner-in-Waiting: Four-Year Girlfriend Invests Millions in Property, He Turns Around and Marries His First Love to Pay Off Her Brother's Gambling Debts.]

Based on the information I provided, the article laid out the whole story with a tone so calm it was almost chilling.

It had clear documentation of everything: my four-year relationship with Ian, the joint property purchase, his secret marriage while I was abroad, the transferred bank funds, and his attempted mortgage loan using the property.

Every single piece…