request not to confront Derek. Over diner breakfast at nine, watching Mom eat without asking permission nearly broke me. They wanted facts, not fury. Inez reached the workshop at 10:15 with folders and a laptop, greeted them and started. GetParenting Tips
“The house is safe,” she said, while Dad gave a nod.
“The financial power of attorney is broad, but revocable. We can revoke it today.”
Mom visibly relaxed.
“And the money?”
Her spreadsheet showed I’d sent $56,000 in fourteen months. Much remained, but Derek-related payments covered rental equipment, commercial premises, supplies, debts and insurance. Another entry read CAMBRIDGE RESTORATION ESCROW.
“What is that?”
Inez indicated the item.
“That’s the interesting part.”
“Interesting good or interesting terrible?”
“I don’t know yet.”
Dad leaned forward as she opened a supporting record.
“Three months ago, twenty-eight thousand dollars appeared in this escrow account.”
“From where?”
“Not your money.”
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