Genevieve
Copyright© 2023 by Old Man with a Pen
Chapter 18
“So ... sell me one,” Daddy said.
“Can’t ... the only legal kart I have is this one ... I’m not letting this one go.”
“What is the matter with your other ones?”
“Motorcycle engine and transmission. Look daddy ... Except for the engine, everything you need to build your own is right here.”
“I don’t have time,” he said.
“Time? Daddy, all you do is sit in the den and play games with your money...”
“That’s OUR money ... yours and mine and I don’t play games ... I invest ... How would you like a new mom?”
She got that instantly. Adult humor might baffle her but a new mom?
“Bicycle Beth?”
“There’s hope ... maybe ... and never call her Beth ... she hates it.”
“Bethanne is Ok but Beth is not?”
“Yes.”
Suddenly something he’d said registered.
“Our money? Like ... it’s mine, too?”
“Ah ... caught that did you?”
Cutting to the chase she asked, “How much is my money?”
Ah ... the sticky wicket ... almost embarrassing. “75% ... that was the split... 75/25. The money is in trust ... but I’m the trustee. The court said it’s not your money until you are married or turn 28.”
That look ... yeah ... that one... “Trust?”
A pause ... thought ... revelation ... shock... “75 percent? Why so much?”
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