Walter removed a folded letter from his jacket.
“Thomas asked me to read this exactly as he wrote it.”
He unfolded the page.
“‘My dearest Nancy, please forgive me. I created a trap, but you were never the person I intended to catch.’”
I gripped the edge of the table.
Walter looked up at me.
“The documents you signed after the wedding did far more than accept Thomas’s estate.”
He explained that one document created a trust funded entirely by Thomas’s property and savings.
Walter had been appointed to manage it for my benefit.
Another document gave Walter legal authority to protect my financial and medical affairs if I ever became unable to make decisions for myself.
“Raymond has no control over anything,” Walter said. “He cannot pressure you into signing away your money or property. Any important document must be reviewed through the trust first.”
He placed his hand on the wooden box.
