“Can we prove the guarantee was altered?”
“We’ll need original documents and likely a forensic review,” Naomi said. “
But Anne’s contemporaneous ledger is important. The bank archive may have scanned versions. We can handle this through counsel.”
No drama.
No midnight confrontation.
No police arriving at the mansion.
Just paperwork.
Records.
Questions.
The slow reconstruction of truth.
Strangely, that felt more serious.
Daniel spoke from the phone.
“I want to repay the four hundred thousand.”
I looked at him.
“You’ve already repaid most of it.”
“I mean whatever Mom’s trust actually covered. Everything legitimate.”
“We’ll calculate it.”
“And Claire shouldn’t carry the rest.”
Claire protested.
“This isn’t about
