of withdrawals had been made for other purposes.
Household expenses.
Vacations.
Credit cards.
Madison’s private dance lessons.
A car.
Even Madison’s community college tuition for the semester she eventually dropped out.
My knees felt weak.
“You used my inheritance on Madison?”
Dad snapped, “We used it on the family.”
Mr. Hale answered before I could.
“No, Robert. You used it outside the trust’s permitted purposes.”
Then came the part that changed everything.
“Last month, your father attempted to borrow against the house.”
I closed my eyes.
“For what?”
Nobody answered.
