Two months after Douglas pulled those property records.

“My son thought she fell in love with him,” I said.

Brenda set her pen down on her leather desk pad.

“They didn’t choose your son by chance, George.

They chose your balance sheet.”

I stood very still.

I had hidden my commercial wealth from Brandon to teach him humility.

I wanted him to work hard as a corporate loan officer and build his own life without coasting on my money.