“I never meant to take your home, Claire,” Arthur said.

His hands were folded tight in his lap, his knuckles pale.

“The commercial land development in Knox County defaulted in May, and the bank called in the personal guarantees in June,” Arthur said.

“I thought I could trade our way out of it before Greg’s medical leave ended.”

“You forged his signature on four separate corporate loan renewals while he was undergoing brain scans,” I said.

“I was terrified,” Arthur said.