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“Then you should have asked for help.”
“You would have said no.”
“Maybe. But I would have listened.”
He wiped his face.
“Please don’t tell Susan.”
I stared at him.
Even now, he was more concerned about what his wife might think than what he had done to me.
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“Go home, Daniel.”
“Dad—”
“Please.”
For the first time in his life, my son left my house without arguing.
That afternoon, I called my lawyer.
We discussed protecting my finances, reviewing my estate plans, and making sure nobody could make decisions about my property without proper authorization.
I also contacted
my bank and asked them to flag any unusual requests involving my accounts.
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But the hardest call was to my daughter-in-law, Susan.
I told her what had happened.
At first, she didn’t believe me.
Then I played the recording.
She began crying.
