He leaned over and murmured three short sentences into Daniel’s ear.

Daniel shook his head once, his voice sinking to a defensive rasp.

“She can’t just throw us out onto Maple Street.”

“The land registry papers on page fourteen say something different,” Frank said.

“Three months ago you made an unauthorized lease transfer of the second garage apartment to your mother.

That’s deliberate asset diversion while a marriage is breaking down.”

“I needed passive income to keep my mother secure,” Daniel said.