My Husband Woke Me at 4:40 A.M. to Serve His Mother. Three Days After I Left, the Police Called About My House.

Rose left soon after.

I stayed long enough to close the accounts properly.”

“Did Brenda cheat my aunt?”

“I wouldn’t say that.

There were bitter accusations, but the surviving records don’t establish theft.

What I can say is that they stopped trusting each other.

Madeline lost a business partnership, not the house.

The house was hers long before the restoration company began.”