There were missing consent records.
Contradictory treatment notes.
Unexplained financial payments.
And evidence suggesting that serious adverse events had been concealed from families and oversight bodies.
Then Evelyn found something that made the entire room go silent.
A financial ledger.
It listed payments associated with several children.
Most were described as reimbursements or consulting fees.
But beside my name was a much larger entry.
**MARA WREN — CONFIDENTIAL SETTLEMENT TRUST — $4,800,000.**
I stared at the figure.
"Four million eight hundred thousand dollars?"
Evelyn nodded.
"According to this document, a settlement was established after your injury."
My mouth went dry.
"I never knew."
"Your parents would have controlled any funds placed into a trust for you while you were a child, subject to the applicable legal arrangements."
I stared at her.
"Where is the money now?"
Evelyn turned another page.
Then frowned.
"That's what we need to determine."
The records showed that significant sums had been transferred over the years into accounts connected to a nonprofit organization.
