I told my fiancé that my niece was actually my daughter to see how he would react — what he did next destroyed our engagement.

Richard poured the wine, smiled at me across the table, and asked the question as casually as if he were commenting on the weather.

“So have you thought about consolidating your retirement accounts, sweetheart? It would make planning our future so much simpler.”

I set my fork down carefully.

“My retirement accounts are already organized, Richard.”

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