after Richard died four months earlier.
He had kept copies of everything.
Years after the divorce, Richard apparently learned what Vivian had done.
He threatened legal action.
Vivian begged him not to.
She said an investigation would destroy her career, humiliate the girls, and potentially leave their mother facing criminal charges.
So Richard agreed to a private settlement.
Vivian signed a notarized promise to restore Lauren’s account.
She never did.
Instead, Richard began putting money into a separate trust Vivian couldn’t access.
He wrote Lauren repeatedly.
Vivian intercepted the correspondence.
