“Trevor Humiliated His Poor Ex at the Galleria, Then Her Husband Revealed Why He Already Knew Trevor’s Name That Day”
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Chapter 11 - The Missing Money Leads Back
Financial tracing showed where much of the old loan went.
One payment surprised me.
Six thousand dollars to Trevor’s mother, Marlene.
She believed it came from Trevor’s signing bonus.
When she learned the probable source, she cried.
“I asked him where he got it.”
“What did he say?”
“That you believed in his future.”
The cruelty of the sentence was almost elegant.
I had believed in his future.
I paid rent so he could study.
Bought groceries.
Worked holidays.
Trevor had apparently decided belief entitled him to everything else
too.
Marlene offered repayment.
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I told her to let the lawyers sort responsibility first.
I was finished making financial decisions from emotion.
