Seeing ordinary parental responsibilities presented as a justification for accessing my trust made my stomach tighten.

Maren advised me to let the accounting do its work.

She requested corrections and supporting records.

When negotiations began, we did not demand that my father be publicly humiliated or arrested on the spot.

We demanded an accurate accounting, the return of funds determined to have been improperly distributed, and independent management of anything still belonging to me.

The first meeting took place without me.

I was feeding Noah when Maren called afterward.