I almost tossed it aside.
Then I noticed a line item.
A transfer of $
38,000 from our joint savings account.
I stared at the number.
I remembered the account. It had been our emergency fund, the money we had saved for retirement and unexpected expenses.
I had assumed Gary had used his share of the funds during the separation.
But the transfer had occurred six months before he left me.
I called the accountant.
“Can you explain this transfer?”
He hesitated.
“Gary requested it. He said it was for an investment.”
“What investment?”
“I wasn’t given the details.”
I felt a chill.
“Was
this included in the divorce settlement?”
“No. The statement was only recently retrieved from the archived records.”
I thanked him and hung up.
For the next hour, I sat at my kitchen table staring at the paperwork.
Had Gary been planning to leave me for longer than he admitted?
