I stared at the page.
“He did?”
“Yes.”
“Why?”
“According to your uncle, you and Victor were already discussing opening a restaurant.”
Victor leaned forward.
Grace continued.
“Your father instructed that any business primarily capitalized with those inherited funds must remain majority-owned by you unless any transfer of your interest was independently witnessed by the trustee.”
Victor’s face changed.
Judge Monroe read the document.
Grace said, “No trustee witnessed the alleged 2013 transfer.”
Gerald rubbed his forehead again.
Grace looked toward Judge Monroe.
“Which means even if Claire Hale had actually signed it—”
She paused.
“—the transfer violated the conditions attached to the original investment.”
Victor said, “That’s ridiculous.”
Judge Monroe looked at him.
Grace continued.
“But that is not the surprising part.”
I almost groaned.
How could there still be a surprising part?
Grace called Samuel Bennett.
My father’s younger brother walked through the courtroom doors.
“Uncle Sam?”
