“Good. Then your parents’ house is protected.”
I breathed out.
“What about the accounts?”
“That’s messier.”
“How messy?”
“The monthly transfers you’ve been making are landing in an account where your parents are still named, but Derek was added as an authorized agent under a financial power of attorney.”
“Can he withdraw?”
“Yes.”
“How much?”
“I’m still reconstructing it.”
My jaw tightened.
“Freeze everything.”
“I already requested temporary restrictions on the account you fund. But Gabriel, listen to me before you assume the worst.”
I looked through the workshop window at Dad and Mom.
“What does that mean?”
“Most of the spending I can see isn’t luxury spending.”
I said nothing.
“Mortgage-related fees, groceries, utilities, insurance, vehicle payments, medical expenses. There are withdrawals I need explained, but this doesn’t look like somebody emptied the account and bought a sports car.”
“That makes it better?”
“No. It makes it more complicated.”
