David read quickly.
“Kesha, this appears to be an account created in your name. Initial deposit: two million dollars. Additional deposits over six years.”
I stared at Patricia.
“There was money?”
“It was set aside,” she said.
“For who?”
“For the situation.”
“The situation? You mean my children?”
David explained that the money had never been released to me. It had been locked behind layered authorization. Ashley looked sick.
“So while she raised his children alone, you hid money meant for them?”
Patricia snapped.
“I kept her from using those children to destroy this family.”
That was when I finally understood. Marcus had abandoned us, but Patricia had managed the abandonment. She funded it, watched it, organized it, and called it protection.
“David,” I said quietly, “add it to the case.”
Patricia laughed.
“You think a judge will simply hand you Reynolds money?”
“No. I think the judge will follow the paper trail.”
