His share shall instead pass to his lawful descendants, held in protected trust for them, or, if none survive, to the Henry and Margaret Parker Foundation for Elder Financial Protection.

My husband, even while he was dying, had built me a shield, and he had built it out of the one thing our son wanted most.

Chapter 24 — Do Not Prey Upon Your Mother

“That isn’t valid,” Michael said, grasping.

“That amendment isn’t valid.” “Henry signed it,” I said.

“You manipulated him.” “He recorded the signing,” I said, and Michael froze, because of course Henry had recorded it.

Henry had been married to a forensic accountant for forty-six years.