Now I was discovering that she might have used my identity to support the lifestyle she claimed I owed her.
David’s phone vibrated again.
He read the message without speaking.
Then his face changed.
“There’s something else.”
I braced myself.
“What?”
“The disputed signature is attached to a personal financial statement.”
My mouth went dry.
“Whose statement?”
“Yours.”
I stared at him.
“But I don’t have that kind of money.”
David looked directly into my eyes.
“The statement claims you personally own assets worth more than sixty million dollars.”
Chloe gasped.
I shook my head in disbelief.
“That isn’t possible.”
David’s voice became very quiet.
“Clara, the records identify assets supposedly transferred to you from a Vance family trust.”
“I was never told about any transfer.”
“I know.”
I looked from David to Chloe.
For the first time, I wondered whether my mother had concealed more than affection and financial trouble.
