“Marketing consulting on paper,” Elliot replied. “In reality he has been transferring money from your joint account into it in small amounts that would not attract attention.”
Avery clenched her jaw slightly as she listened.
“I reviewed every transaction,” she said. “I never saw anything obvious.”
“He was careful,” Elliot explained. “Five hundred here, a thousand there, all mixed with regular expenses, which adds up to forty three thousand dollars in total.”
“Where is the money now,” Avery asked.
“That is the interesting part,” Elliot said while opening another document.
“Two weeks ago he moved thirty eight thousand dollars into a brokerage account under Savannah Reed’s name.”
Avery stayed silent for a moment, letting the information settle.
“So she is investing with money that belongs to me,” she said finally.
“And there is more,” Elliot continued, his tone sharpening. “Savannah is thirty one, works as a sales coordinator in Austin, earns sixty thousand annually, rents a high end apartment for three thousand a month, and drives a luxury car she cannot realistically afford.”