“Can you be more specific?” Ian looked at me. “I mean, do you want your foster father to go bankrupt or...”

As Ian spoke, he put his hand on the front of his neck and made a killing posture. I knew what he meant. So I said to him.

“I hope he goes broke.”

Leaving Mikeal with nothing is more painful than ending his life.

“It's tricky.” Ian frowned. “But there's nothing in this world that a consultant can't solve, especially a good one like me.”

“I'm listening.”

“In fact, we investigated your husband and found out that he and Mikeal were secretly manipulating the stock price.”

“My ex-husband,” I...