A hush fell in the room. Even the other women at the mahjong table looked up, silent spectators to the unfolding storm.

Linsy’s lips pressed into a thin line. She didn’t want a fight. She didn’t want a scene. But her voice trembled now not from fear, but restrained frustration. “If you truly believe I would spend a million on clothes ” She pulled out her phone with slow precision. “ show me the evidence.”

Nancy whipped out her own phone like a weapon, ...