I wrote that sentence down.
Then, on the ninth day, she called.
“Maris, I need you to come to my office.”
Her voice was controlled, but something in it made my stomach tighten.
When I arrived, she had four property files spread across her desk.
“Your husband’s father left a more complicated estate than the family appears to have acknowledged,” she said.
She explained that the estate included several properties and financial assets. Some records suggested that transactions had taken place over a number of years that required closer examination.
Grayson’s mother, Lorna, had been responsible for administering the estate.
Saoirse, Grayson’s younger sister, was entitled to a share.
But the documents indicated that the financial arrangements might not match what Saoirse had been told.
“How much is missing?” I asked.
“That is still being established. I will not give you a figure until we can support it.”
“Was the apartment bought with money from the estate?”
