“The contractor takes care of all that,” Chloe said.

“We just choose the fixtures.”

She kept on scrolling with her thumb.

“We’re doing the demolition next month,” Chloe said.

“Dad’s going to help Vance tear down the plaster.”

“Tearing things down costs money,” I said.

“Dad’s covering the contractor deposit,” she said.

“He said there’s more than enough equity in the house to pay for it.”