Beyond the Divorce

Chapter 31 An Unexpected Gain

Finally, there was a breakthrough in Johnson’s whereabouts. Ivanna’s report shocked me. Johnson

frequented Amethyst Apartments, a newly developed upscale apartment community.

This revelation reminded me of that key that never seemed to match anything. I wondered if the key

belonged to that house but found it hard to accept.

I had been with Matthew and endured countless hardships for many years. We had repeated discussions

on finding a nurturing environment for Ava to grow up in. We even talked about getting a bigger apartment

in a good school district.

I discovered he had bought a

or

discreetly. Once she confirmed the house was empty, she called and urged me

Estates. Ivanna led me to that penthouse, a charming and cleverly designed unit. When I saw it, my legs turned into jelly. I stood before the

I wouldn’t have moved if Ivanna didn’t pull me. We were in my dream unit. It was a

money went. How foolish was I to let this happen right under my nose? He did. something this big, and I had no idea! I said, my voice

there? You should always beware of the wolf in sheep’s clothing. Now isn’t the time to lose your cool. We need to figure out how to get

looked around and assessed the situation, “It looks like they’ve almost completed the renovation. The space isn’t that big,

probably didn’t even do this much for his mother. Ugh!

get what’s coming.”

decorated house, clenched my fist, and sald through

shocked, then looked at me with determination and clapped. “Exactly, we want the house and the money back! Il arrange for a search to find out who owns this property. Maybe we can find some trace of that

at the house again, then turned and quickly left. After discussing the next steps with Ivanna and getting details about Johnson’s recent visits to the house, I knew I had to