At My Daughter’s Baby Shower, Her Husband Dropped My Nine-Month Hand-Stitched Quilt On The Gift Table And Said, “This Thing Is Garbage.” I Smiled, Folded It Back Into My Tote, And Left The Country Club—Because By Morning, My Attorney Was Holding The Deed To That Lawn.

are usually overcompensating for something expensive.”

Arthur almost smiled.

“That last sentence isn’t legally actionable, but it’s good instinct.”

“Is my instinct usually bad?”

“No. That’s why you own half a zip code.”

He made two calls while I sat there.

One to his accountant for the asset review.

One to a woman named Katherine Voss.

“Former forensic accountant,continue reading …