I paid for it.
Five years earlier, after closing one of the most important deals of my life, I bought that property outright. I let Daniel and Emily move in and told them it was their home.
What is it that I never told you?
The document was never in his name.
The house belonged to a limited liability company.
And I was the sole owner.
For them, it was a gift.
For me, it was a test.
And they were suspending her.
The signs had been there for years.
Daniel stopped calling me dad.
Emily insisted that I “call before going.”