Chapter 10 - Oliver's Thirty-Two Million Dollars

The trust remained untouched.
That surprised people.
Friends asked whether we would buy a larger house.
No.
New cars?
No.
Private preschool?
Maybe later if educationally appropriate.
But Oliver was three.
He needed crayons.
Books.
Medicine.
Parents who showed up.
Thirty-two million dollars was an adult problem waiting in the future.
Henry helped us establish additional safeguards.
Neither Maya nor I could unilaterally withdraw large sums.
Independent trustee review.
Financial education requirements when Oliver grew older.
Gradual access.
I loved Grandpa for that.
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Money without boundaries had nearly destroyed Evelyn.
I didn't want wealth teaching Oliver the same entitlement.