He Missed the Race, the Ribbon, the Science Olympiad, and Every Birthday, Then Tried to Buy It All Back With a Laptop Left on the Porch — My Son Carried It Back Outside Still Sealed and Said an Expensive Gift Doesn’t Return a Childhood
Paula pulled up the full history.
For years, Marcus had been making quiet, unauthorized withdrawals from it, and a great deal of the money had gone straight into Dylan’s private academy — tuition, fees, extracurriculars, all of it.
Paula looked up at me, and her face had changed.
“Audrey, this isn’t just infidelity or neglect anymore,” she said.
“If these logs match the bank’s records, your husband has embezzled marital assets and taken money legally set aside for his own son’s future.” The room developed a high thin ringing.
“How much,” I asked.