Chapter 1 - The Secret Wealth
My grandfather Walter stared at the glowing screen of my phone for a long time.
His hands began to shake as he read the cruel messages from my mother.
He looked up at me with tears in his old, tired eyes.
He asked me to confirm that I had been sending her money for nine years.
I nodded and told him about the four hundred and eighty-six thousand dollars.
Walter sat down heavily in the plastic hospital chair.
He told me that my father had left behind a massive life insurance policy worth over three million dollars.
Diane had received every single penny of it nine years ago.
She had never needed my financial help to pay her mortgage or her bills.
She had been hoarding my hard-earned money out of pure, malicious greed.
I felt the air leave my lungs as the devastating betrayal washed over me.
Walter pulled out his own phone and dialed his private wealth manager.
He ordered the manager to freeze all of Diane's trust accounts immediately.
The manager placed him on a brief hold while he checked the banking system.
When the manager returned, his voice trembled with absolute panic.
He informed Walter that the massive accounts had already been completely emptied ten minutes ago.
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The person who authorized the massive withdrawal was not my mother.
The digital signature on the transfer documents belonged to my husband, Ethan.
