house she loved bragging about.
Blackridge survived.
I remained Independent Family Trustee but refused the CEO position. The board hired an outside executive and adopted stronger financial controls.
At the first annual meeting after the scandal, my father sat in the back row.
He looked smaller.
When the meeting ended, he approached me.
“You got what you wanted.”
I looked at Ethan waiting near the door.
“No. I kept what Grandpa wanted protected.”
My father’s mouth tightened. “And us?”
“You lost me two years ago.”
I walked away.
One year
