I did not need revenge either.

The next morning, I mailed the letter on the way to the bank.

I did not send a copy to my children.

I did not ask Thomas to interpret it.

It said what I wanted it to say.

At the bank, the trust staff confirmed the first payments had been processed as arranged and gave me the updated records.

There was still substantial money remaining.

I had used part of it, not transformed it into a promise that the rest of my life would be effortless.