Chapter 7 - I FREEZE THE WRONG ACCOUNTS
The morning after the gala, I made my worst financial decision of the marriage.
I told the Fiorentino family office:
“Freeze every discretionary payment to Kane-related entities.”
My attorney asked:
“Every?”
“Yes.”
“Define Kane-related.”
“Anything controlled by Raymond or Travis.”
That included:
A joint scholarship foundation.
A warehouse lease.
A payroll-services contract.
Two restaurant vendor accounts.
A shared aircraft-management account.
And a disability-benefit fund for retired employees established by both families.
My attorney said:
“No.”
I was furious.
“My husband hit me.”
“Yes.”
“His father laughed.”
“Yes.”
“They tried to take my voting rights.”
“Then challenge those acts.”
“I am.”
“Do not turn accounting into a weapon.”
I almost did anyway.
One hold had already been placed on a $74,000 intercompany payment before counsel stopped implementation.
That delay caused a Kane-managed logistics subsidiary to warn twenty-two contract drivers that reimbursements might be late.
No driver had anything to do with Travis.
I reversed the hold that afternoon.
Paid any bank fees personally.
Issued written instructions:
No payment disruption without contract-based cause and independent review.
Then I wrote to the affected finance teams:
My initial instruction was overbroad and should not have been issued. Existing obligations remain subject to their contracts, not my personal dispute.
Humiliating.
Necessary.
Dad read the email.
Then called.
“You corrected fast.”
“I still did it.”
“Yes.”
“You would have done worse.”
Silence.
Then:
“Yes.”
May you like
Good.
No myth.
