Inside the gift bag was not some dramatic arrest warrant. It was a copy of the child-support enforcement notice I had received that week, showing four months of missed payments and the upcoming court review. Behind it were printed screenshots of every weekend Brandon had canceled while posting photographs online about being an “always-present dad.” Savannah stopped filming almost immediately.
Brandon demanded to know why I would involve Lily in something between adults. That almost made me laugh. Lily had helped decorate the bag, but she had no idea what the papers said. I had simply told her we were giving Dad an envelope Mommy needed him to receive. Then Savannah quietly asked Brandon whether he really owed that much money. His answer kept changing.
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