Together they added up to something I’d forgotten I was allowed to have.

A life with my name on it.

PART 14: The Accounting

Marcus and Daniel’s attorney exchanged documents for several weeks.

Bank statements showed the transfers I’d made.

Some had covered legitimate household expenses.

Others had gone to an account Daniel used for his business, without any agreement from me that my contributions would serve that purpose.

Daniel disputed the meaning of those payments.