“Your father’s estate plan was very specific.”
Dad looked up.
“What does it say?”
Mr. Grant read slowly.
“Any beneficiary who attempts to obtain trust assets through coercion, deception, unauthorized transfers, or financial exploitation may be removed from the trust.”
Dad’s face went completely blank.
Mom grabbed his arm.
“Richard.”
He pulled away.
“No.”
Mr. Grant closed the folder.
“That notice was prepared twelve years ago.”
Dad stared at him.
“You’ve been waiting?”
“No.”
Mr. Grant’s voice was calm.
“I’ve been hoping I would never need to use it.”
Nobody spoke.
Then Aunt Monica started crying.
Not because of Grandma.
Because she finally understood what this meant for her.
“Am I on it?”
Mr. Grant looked at her.
“You are a beneficiary.”
She covered her mouth.
“If I’m removed…”
“Your inheritance would be redistributed according to the trust.”
“To whom?”
Mr. Grant looked at me.
