The Day I Went Bankrupt, My Husband Gave Me Eight Billion

Max Gilbert and I were a business marriage.

When we married, Henson Group was at its peak.

And Gilbert was on the edge of bankruptcy.

Everyone said the Gilberts had married up, and I thought so too.

So from our wedding day, I drew a clear line between us.

Polite, distant roommates. No interfering in each other's lives.

Once Gilbert was steady, we'd part on good terms.

He seemed to accept the rule without a word.

Five years.

We lived under the same roof, but more like two people splitting rent.

Until Henson Group blew up and fell into bankruptcy liquidation.