Mrs. Brown grabbed the divorce paperwork for another look, feeling the pain every time she read the line on the payout to Liberty. “I thought the estate was split evenly. The amount doesn’t seem right.”

“Liberty’s relinquishing her rights to the house and car, so I need to make it up to her monetarily. Altogether, that’s the total payout.”

Mrs. Brown replied after a pause, “What about the renovation cost for the house?”

Hank answered, “It’s not included. I’ve said it before. I won’t compensate her for that.”

Although feeling a little better, Mrs. Brown said, “The renovation was tens of thousands of dollars. I guess we benefited a little since she didn’t ask you for the renovation cost.”

It did not hurt as bad anymore for the money they were losing.

“Hank, how did Liberty collect these photos?” Mr. Brown believed his daughter-in-law did not have such means. “Did someone help her?”

“I asked her, but she wouldn’t say, nor did she know who helped her. The person’s pretty good