I called Mom while I was shopping and asked, “Should I bring chocolate cake or apple pie for Christmas?” – Welcome

for you.”

Caroline turned.

“What?”

“My estate plan does not transfer control of Whitmore Manufacturing to either of my children.”

She stared at him.

Richard had founded Whitmore Industrial Components at thirty-six and spent nearly three decades building it into a profitable regional manufacturer employing more than eight hundred people across Illinois, continue reading …