The amounts ranged from eighteen thousand dollars to seventy thousand dollars.
Hundreds of thousands had moved over three years.
Patricia wasn’t simply overspending.
She appeared to be quietly redirecting family funds.
I sent everything to my attorney.
Then I began doing something Patricia never noticed.
Whenever she left documents scattered around her office, I photographed them.
Invoices.
Wire confirmations.
Property tax statements.
A loan agreement carrying Daniel’s electronic signature.
By the end of the week, the pattern was obvious.
Daniel had borrowed against commercial property owned by the trust to finance a failed cryptocurrency investment.
Patricia had then shifted money between family companies to cover the losses.
They had assumed no one would examine the records closely.
Especially not Daniel’s supposedly obedient new wife.
Their arrogance reached its peak during a Sunday dinner.
Patricia had invited twelve relatives.
