the forensic audit began.
The findings were worse than I expected.
Claire had routed six hundred thousand dollars through “brand strategy” contracts to a company owned by her fiancé’s brother. My father had approved inflated property deals, luxury travel, and personal renovations as business expenses. My mother had used a company charity fund for private events.
The board referred the findings to counsel and insurers.
My parents tried one final move.
They sent a mass email to relatives claiming I was having a breakdown and “attacking the family company.”
So