The family furniture business was struggling significantly at that exact same time, and Madeline made the tough decision to refuse to give her the money.”

“That does not sound like Aunt Madeline at all,” I noted, shaking my head.

“She was always so generous.”

“There was much more to the situation than just money,” Samantha revealed.

“Rose had entered into a risky business partnership with someone Madeline deeply mistrusted.

Madeline offered to support Rose directly with her living expenses, but Rose took that as a personal insult, believing Madeline did not respect her independence or her choices.”

“So they had a massive falling out,” I synthesized.