Not a penny, not a keepsake, not a stick of furniture.

Instead, everything would go into a trust for Alice, managed by a professional trustee with Luka’s firm providing oversight until she turned thirty.

A separate educational trust would cover her schooling through graduate school, if she chose that path.

I would remain in full control of my assets during my lifetime, with an independent panel of professionals to determine my capacity should the question ever arise—removing any possibility that Rebecca and Philip could seize control.

“There’s one more thing,” I told Luka as he prepared the documents.

“I want to change the locks today, and I need a security system installed.”