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one hundred forty-four thousand dollars, not including the down payment she made on this house when you purchased it.”

David felt the room spin slightly. “Down payment?”

“Eighty thousand dollars, in 2018. Without it, you wouldn’t have qualified for your mortgage.”

The number hung in the air like an accusation. David tried to remember the house-buying continue reading …