My Son Struck Me Thirty Times at His Birthday Dinner. The Next Morning, I Sold the Mansion He Thought He Owned.

The relief vanished.

“What?”

“I will help you speak to Howard.

I will help you document the fraud.

I will help you surrender what you can’t keep and face the people you owe.

I will pay for an attorney, not a rescue.

I will pay for safety, not your lifestyle.

I won’t give you cash.