Chapter 12 - SYLVIA’S BINDER

Police were never called over the clothes.
This became a fiduciary and family-court issue.
My property damage remained separate.
Through discovery, we obtained Sylvia’s binder.
Physical.
White leather.
Label:
NINA — CARE.
Inside:
Photographs of Nina.
Clothes.
School notes.
My work travel.
Times she stayed with Sylvia.
Medication? Nina had no major medical issue.
Dental appointments.
Haircuts.
Then commentary.
Rachel prioritizes work.
Rachel purchases low-cost clothing despite trust wealth.
Rachel refuses private school.
Rachel resists family culture.
Rachel emotionally overreactive regarding Daniel.
And:
Nina increasingly identifies with Rachel’s lower-standard lifestyle rather than Mercer family expectations.
Lower-standard lifestyle.
I lived in a three-bedroom townhouse near a good school.
Had health insurance.
Retirement.
May you like
Emergency savings.
Apparently civilization ended at non-designer socks.