to pay for Kayla’s Hawaii vacation while congratulating her for “finally standing on her own.”
Dad raised his glass.
“Natalie, aren’t you going to congratulate your sister?”
I looked at Kayla and smiled.
Then I tapped Withdraw.
A second later, every phone around the table buzzed at once.
My mother looked at her screen first.
Her smile disappeared.
Then Dad checked his phone.
Kayla followed.
Then my aunt.
Around the table, expressions shifted one after another as the same notification appeared.
Family Emergency Account: Access revoked. Balance transferred to sole
