Attorney Miriam Cole opened her file and announced that the new will was fraudulent. My father had changed his estate months earlier, leaving everything in a protected trust and naming me the sole executor.
Then Detective Ramos placed handcuffs on Grant and Owen. The investigation had uncovered financial fraud, forgery, and evidence that they had manipulated my father during his final days.
As they were led from the chapel, both brothers turned toward me in disbelief. I simply picked up the red rose that had slipped from the coffin.
“I didn’t come here for an inheritance,” I said quietly. “I came to keep my promise to Dad