Husband.
He stared at that word until it blurred.
The payment stamp for the record removal had been disguised as a records correction request. The authorization number was tied to an access card from his own household account. The same access level he had given Ashley after she moved into the guest wing during the divorce, because she had claimed reporters were bothering her.
Michael remembered handing her that card. He had called it practical. Emily had called it strange. He had told Emily not to be jealous.
The word jealous now tasted obscene.
