Chapter 8 - Arthur Left Claire Another Safeguard

My father’s estate attorney had a sealed memorandum.
Arthur instructed him to release it if anyone challenged the trust’s
separation from my marriage.
The memorandum did not accuse Richard of a crime.
My father was careful.
He documented concerns.
Richard had repeatedly asked Arthur about liquidity.
He had requested introductions to lenders.
He once proposed combining Prescott trust assets with a private
investment vehicle.
Arthur refused.
Then he wrote:
Claire loves generously. Richard receives generously. Those are not the
same trait.
I cried when I read it.
Not because Dad had been right.
Because he had tried to protect me without controlling me.
May you like
He left the decision mine.
Even from the grave.