Chapter 6 - DIANE’S PHONE CONTAINED A FILE NAMED “LILY”With proper legal process, investigators obtained relevant device records.

Diane had a folder.
LILY
Inside:
Photos of tantrums.
A school incident report from when Lily pushed another child after he grabbed her toy.
Notes.
A video of me raising my voice in a parking lot after Lily ran toward traffic.
Normal parenting moments stripped of context.
Then:
Possible instability evidence
My stomach turned.
Diane had been collecting fragments for almost two years.
Not because Lily was dangerous.
Because she wanted a narrative.
There were notes about me too.
Rachel emotional when tired.
Rachel refused family financial planner.
Rachel insisted children remain in public school.
That last one apparently counted as evidence of poor judgment.
I almost laughed.
Then we found the line that mattered most.
If Michael separates from Rachel, custody positioning improves trust oversight.
There.
This was not only about money.
Diane wanted to break our marriage.
Then use family conflict to increase her influence over the children’s assets.
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She had been planning slowly.
The $3,000 frame-up was simply the first dramatic move.
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