My grandparents had created separate funds for their granddaughters.

Each had different conditions, reflecting how their assets were divided at the time.

My account included income from a parcel of land, a small investment portfolio, and instructions for annual reporting after I reached adulthood.

Whitney’s account was separate.

The documents did not suggest I owned the entire Hayes family estate, as Daniel had first feared.

They did suggest I had been entitled to receive information I never saw.

Maren had also found distributions made from my account to an entity connected with my father’s business.