The moment she saw Mom, her expression hardened. “Tomorrow, we’re seeing a doctor and filing a report.”
Then she looked at me. “Meredith, don’t delete anything. Messages, emails, statements, account activity.
Nothing.” Garrison started texting. When you get over your anger, come home.
Then: I can apologize, but your mother isn’t exactly innocent. Finally: Go ahead with your little drama.
Let’s see who regrets it. At 8:17 the next morning, Glenda called. “Meredith, open your banking app.”
“Why?” “Just do it.” I opened the joint account where Garrison and I had spent years saving for what we called “our future.”
Then I froze. I refreshed the screen. Once. Twice. Three times. The balance was barely above $1,300.
There should have been almost $175,000. “Glenda… the money is gone.”
Silence. “How much?” “Almost $170,000.” Mom looked up from the hotel bed.
Glenda’s voice became careful. “Do not call Garrison. Screenshot everything and download every transaction immediately.”
Then a thought hit me. Maybe the $10,500 Garrison had accused my mother of taking had never existed.
Maybe it had only been an excuse to force us out… before I discovered what he had already done.
And when Glenda traced the first transfer, the name attached to it made one thing terrifyingly clear: Garrison hadn’t planned this alone.
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