Austin: If she hid papers, she’d use places I wouldn’t think to look.
Kathryn: I’ll check the dresser again.
Six months earlier, Austin had borrowed money from Kathryn. More than I had known.
Austin: Especially the back drawers.
I kept scrolling until I found the real reason.
Six months earlier, Austin had borrowed money from Kathryn. More than I had known. He sent her a photo of the loan statement and said I had caused the problem by overspending.
He said he thought I might be hiding money from him. He needed her to believe I was the financial threat, and her reports kept that story alive.
Then I checked our accounts. The transfer dates matched the messages
I sent every screenshot to myself.
Then I checked our accounts. The transfer dates matched the messages. Austin had been moving money around just enough to hide the debt unless I looked carefully.