When I asked what had happened, Robert told me it was a personal matter.
I never saw Linda again after that evening.
“My mother wasn’t a criminal,” Jake said. “But your children forced her to leave as if she had stolen something.”
Sarah interrupted him loudly.
“Enough! You can’t prove anything!”
“I haven’t even started,” Jake replied.
He explained that years earlier, Robert had become seriously ill.
During that time, David and Sarah had tried to convince him to sell our Florida home and invest the money in David’s business.
Robert refused.
After that, the relationship between my husband and our children deteriorated.
One evening, Linda accidentally overheard one of their conversations.
David demanded that his father change his will.
Robert replied,
“This house will belong to Margaret for as long as she lives. Neither of you has the right to make decisions for her.”
Linda also heard Sarah urging her brother to find another way.
The next day, Linda was fired.
But the worst revelation was still to come.
“Your husband knew your children might try to pressure you,” Jake said. “That’s why he contacted an attorney and established special conditions regarding ownership of the house.”
I whispered,
“What conditions?”
“The house belongs exclusively to you for the rest of your life. No one can sell or transfer it without your free and informed consent.”
Sarah laughed.
“We all know that. What’s your point?”
