marriage had simply ended badly.”
“Most people did.”
“What happened?”
“Frank had moved several investments into companies controlled by Ruth’s family before the divorce was finalized.”
“And his second wife?”
“Similar arrangements.”
“Did Victor know?”
“He discovered the pattern after the second divorce.”
“Why did he do nothing?”
“Because the women accepted settlements and signed confidentiality agreements.”
“Did Ruth manipulate them?”
“Not in the way you mean.”
Martin chose his words with care.
“She understood how to make people doubt their own contributions.”
I recalled Ruth telling me that I
