Evans was completed on the tenth of September,” Samuel said quietly, pointing to the document beside his ledger.

“Two days before your father called the fraud department to report unauthorized online password changes.”

Serena stepped up beside Julian, her breathy confidence wavering as her hand closed tightly around his jacket sleeve.

“Victor loved Julian,” Serena insisted, her voice rising an octave.

“He would never lodge formal complaints against his own son.”

“Your timeline of alleged oral permission places the fund transfers between May and August,” Samuel said, turning to the next page.

“Yet the bank logs indicate seven major withdrawals occurred after your father placed formal holds on his online portal.”