Harper’s grip tightened around the phone.
“How much did you receive?”
“That is not the point.”
“How much?”
Riley exhaled sharply.
Her engagement ring, the hotel deposits, her car, and part of her apartment rent had all been paid from an account Vivian described as Evelyn’s family fund.
Riley had assumed Harper knew.
Harper closed her eyes.
“Did Grandma leave equal shares?”
Riley did not answer.
That was answer enough.
Harper sent the recording to Mara.
The court ordered Vivian to provide original bank statements, property records, tax returns, and trust correspondence.
The truth emerged gradually.
Within a year of Evelyn’s death, Vivian had sold the rental property.
Harper’s share of the proceeds should have been placed in her beneficiary account.
Instead, Vivian transferred large sums into her personal account.
Some money paid down Vivian’s mortgage.
Some financed Riley’s expenses.
Some disappeared through cash withdrawals.
