And now Emily was risking the job she desperately needed just to protect me.
The next morning, I called my attorney, Robert.
Within a few days, what we discovered was even worse.
Brian was not Lauren’s cousin.
He had been her lover long before she ever met me.
Over the previous year, Lauren had transferred more than one hundred thousand dollars from my accounts into various other accounts.
She had also prepared documents designed to give her complete control over my finances and medical decisions.
Sarah arrived first.
When I opened the door, she hugged me.
“Dad, I only wanted you to be safe.”
At that moment, I understood something painful.
For months, I had pushed away the people who truly loved me while defending the woman who saw me as nothing more than property.