“Actually, Ambrose instructed me to meet with you alone first,” Silas said. The next morning, he explained why. Dad had placed most of the proceeds from Kestrel Mechanical into a trust created years earlier. I was the primary beneficiary, but an independent trustee controlled distributions, and Roland had no authority over the assets. Silas looked at me carefully. “Has your husband already made financial commitments based on money he assumes you’re receiving?”
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