My father texted me, ‘To us, you’re already dead,’ and I only replied,

“But you knew about the loan.”

She swallowed.

“I knew Dad was using your trust. He said you always preferred things quiet, that you didn’t want the family to know how much you helped because it would make things awkward.”

“And you believed that?”

“I wanted to.”

The honesty hit harder than a denial.

I nodded once.

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