My husband proposed that my friend and I swap husbands for a week — I thought he was joking until I discovered she was actually willing to do it, so I agreed and decided to teach them both a lesson

Rachel took a long breath.

“I was hoping you would never have to ask me that question.”

My heart began to pound.

“What does that mean?”

“It means I know something about your husband, but I need to be careful about what I tell you. Some of the documents I saw belonged to the company, and I won’t hand over confidential material unlawfully.”

“I understand.”

“Do you have an appointment with the bank?”

“Not yet. I’m arranging one.”

“Good. Keep it. And Vanessa?”

“Yes?”

“Whatever Sean tells you, don’t sign a statement accepting responsibility for money you didn’t authorize.”

I closed my eyes.

“How much money are we talking about?”

Rachel hesitated.

“I can’t verify the full amount yet. But I saw a transfer of $86,000 connected to an account called New Beginnings Holdings.”

My breath caught.

“Whose account?”

“I believe it was controlled by Sean and Nancy. But that needs to be confirmed through the proper channels.”