At the door it stopped.
I am so sorry.
And me.
For what?
“Because of all the people in this room, you’re the only one I didn’t expect to owe me the truth.
He’s gone.
In the following days I did not try to “strengthen” my memory.
I spoke to my doctor.
I talked to an independent lawyer.
Linda’s documents were copied and verified.
The old accounts were analyzed.
I wasn’t going to turn some old letters and memories into an allegation without evidence.
The truth that came to the surface was less spectacular than I was afraid.
But for me it was more painful.
Richard had learned that David and Sarah had used significant sums from a family fund he was managing.
He did not necessarily accuse them of theft, but he thought they had hidden transactions and had made decisions without his consent.
