I opened the manila folder and slid the first documents toward Marcus. Months earlier, my probate attorney had advised me to keep every inherited asset completely separate while the estate was settled. The condo proceeds had never entered our joint accounts. They had been wired directly into an account held solely in my name, with records tracing every dollar back to my mother’s estate. Whether inheritance remains separate can depend on local law and how funds are handled, but Marcus certainly had no authority to promise $180 million to Trevor without my consent.
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