Lisa apologized, explaining that she hadn’t known Max was married. Kate, surprised, listened as Lisa revealed that Max had asked for $50,000 for his father’s treatment.
“His father died five years ago,” said Kate, shocked by the lie. “You know what? It’s high time we confronted this bastard!”
Determined to confront Max, Kate called him, and he said he had to come to his office for work. The flooding of the house was just a lie, Lisa thought.
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When Kate and Lisa arrived at his office, he wasn’t there. Max’s security guard recognized Kate, so she and Lisa had no trouble getting in. Taking advantage of the situation, the two women searched his workspace. They then discovered loan statements in Kate’s name, a mortgaged house, and fake passports with different names for Max.
“So his name isn’t even Max,” says Kate, whose fake marriage has been exposed.
“He may have been trying to scam you out of your money,” Lisa suggested.
Kate remained silent for a moment, lost in thought. “And in three days, we were supposed to go to Chicago for an auction. Max convinced me to sell a painting I love.” She stopped, realizing she had said too much.
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“What auction?” asked Lisa, curious.
“It doesn’t matter, we’re not going anymore now. There are more important things,” said Kate, brushing the question aside.
Lisa looked at the fake passports. “With these, we can just hand him over to the police.”
“It’s too easy, plus he’ll have time to escape. I want to see his face when he realizes he’s lost everything,” Kate said, her voice hardening. “Transfer the money to him,” she suggested, “and we’ll track where he withdraws it with the police.”
“I’m saving up for a house and I don’t want to lose it all,” Lisa hesitated.
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“Do you want to put him behind bars?” Kate asks, her gaze intense.
