I remembered my answer.
“I love my son. That's different from making him qualified.”
At the time, I thought Martin respected that.
Now Daniel handed me another page.
An email printed from a lender production file.
Sender:
Kristen Sutter
Recipient:
Martin Vale
Subject:
Gloria succession
The body said:
Trevor is tired of waiting for her to understand what belongs to the family anyway.
We need the properties moved before she changes the trust.
I felt something harden inside me.
Not grief.
Not yet.
Recognition.
Trevor had not merely believed the River Oaks house was his.
He believed my company was already his in everything but paperwork.
My decades of work had become an inheritance he considered delayed by my continued existence.
Detective Mills said:
“We also found references to a medical evaluation.”
I looked up.
“What medical evaluation?”
Another document.
Appointment request.
A private neuropsychology practice.
Patient:
Gloria Sutter.
Requested by:
