Sorry I am late as always

He asked me how much cash I thought I would need to support myself for a year if necessary. My assets could be frozen for up to two years if the investigation dragged on, he added. There could be a trial; I might need to testify. These things take time. “I don’t know, $50,000?” I said. I wondered how I would receive paychecks without a bank account.

She is being asked about a situation in which she is unable to receive income.

She thinks she could live on $50k. (I do not believe the person who wrote this could possibly do that.)

Then she ponders how she would be able to receive income.

Isn't the premise of this: NO income?

If she is getting paychecks, what is the $50k for?

This fiction lacks even a little bit of internal consistency.

Could the story be a cover because she (or her husband) did something even more embarrassing? I haven't read past the part I quoted.