“Grant makes treasury decisions to protect his firm’s end-of-quarter tax position,” she said softly.

“You ought to be supporting his business, Emily, not tracking his wire schedules like some tax auditor.”

“That emergency reserve was our personal joint account, built up from both our savings.”

“A wife who truly trusts her husband doesn’t spend her mornings counting his bank transfers.”

She got up from the wooden chair and slowly drew her suede gloves back on over her fingers.

“He’s working very hard to keep this family comfortable in West Hartford.”