"Why do you want my toothbrush?"
Olivia tried to be polite. It was difficult to look at Isabelle without getting upset. She wasn't mad at Fitz. How could she be?
"I'm sending it to a genetic testing laboratory."
"What's that?"
"The place that's going to help you get two million dollars." Dale said.
"I'm going to Chuck E Cheese with the money."
Dale laughed. Olivia didn't think it was funny. She was losing a lot of money. Now that she was distancing herself from her celebrity brand, she couldn't spend money like water. Fitz would have questions about the missing money. She didn't know what she would say when he asked her about it.
"So how are we doing the transfer?"
"I'll set up a trust in her name. One hundred thousand a year will be paid to whoever is her guardian. The trust will be fully transferred to Isabelle when she is 18 or when she emancipates. I want a full background check on her guardian. I don't want any lowlife getting rich with the money. I'm not setting up the trust fund until confidentiality documents are signed."
Olivia took a stack of papers out her purse. She had setup a P.O. box for her mail in Vermont. Her attorney sent the documents overnight delivery. She flipped though the papers and frowned when she realized there was another folder in her car.
"What does all that mean Olivia?'
"You cannot contact Fitzgerald Grant or any of our children."
"Why not?"
"Because you're getting two million dollars."
"What if I need more money for Chuck E Cheese next year?"
"Hire a financial advisor." Olivia said.
"What's that?"
"Someone who will properly allocate your money."
"An alligator is going to eat my money? They don't eat money. They eat turtles."
Dale laughed. Olivia grabbed her purse. "I have another folder in the car. Follow me outside. I'm not coming back to this hotel room."
"Okay, wait here Isabelle."
Dale let Olivia know that he was expecting to hear from her very soon. When Olivia was in the car, Sophia called.
"Hello."
"Can I slap Maya?"
"Yeah, if you're ready to pick your teeth off the floor."
"How dare she threaten you? I called her and we argued."
"Sophia, I shouldn't have told you about this. I don't want you arguing with my mom."
"Maya is my sister."
"You can argue with Amelia. You will never be on the same level as my mom."
Fitz called, and Olivia let Sophia know she would call her later.
"Hello?"
"Where are you?"
"Getting some air."
"I need another answer."
"What do you want to know?"
"Are you at a hotel?"
Olivia didn't know how to answer him. "No."
"I was at a red light, and I saw you in the parking lot with a man. Are you having an affair?"
"No."
"Do not lie to me Olivia!"
"I can't tell you why I'm at a hotel, but I'm not having an affair."
Olivia could hear Sabastian crying in the background. The noise scared him.
"I'll be home in a few minutes."