All this expensive food will just spoil while we’re gone if we don’t take it.”

Mark appeared behind them with a suitcase.

“Don’t even think about calling David,” he added.

“You’ll stress him out on his business trip, and he’ll see what a high-maintenance wife he’s got.”

I saved the files and forwarded them to Julian — my closest friend and my attorney.

By ten on New Year’s Day, the declined-card alerts started lighting up in Miami.