Her eyes widened at first, then they narrowed at his tone. "And you think I should be sympathetic to the fact you opened your mouth? Come now, Mister Meijer, I never told you to tell everyone. Added to that, you made it clear that you didn't want me." She stood up and moved to pull the ledgers back to her chest, her chin lifting, "For all intents and purposes, it's through. You could tell everyone that I am some villain for all I care, but your wife, I will not be."

She grimaced and the lot of the objects in her hands dropped to a heap of paper and leather on the floor. She pressed her freed appendages to her belly and huffed out a few, short breaths. Then she slowly bent to retrieve what was dropped.