Chapter 10 - MY MOTHER DIDN’T WANT VICTORIA DESTROYEDMom surprised me.


She was furious.
But she did not want revenge.
“I want my money back.”
“Obviously.”
“I want Maria protected.”
“Yes.”
“I want Sophie out of the middle.”
“Yes.”
Then:
“I don’t care whether Victoria goes to prison for twenty years.”
I stared.
“You don’t?”
“That’s not mine to decide.”
Fair.
She continued:
“I care that she can’t touch my assets again.”
That was Mom.
Practical.
She revoked every household authorization.
Changed access.
Moved the vault under independent controls.
Two-signature requirements.
No family member alone.
Including me.
I laughed.
“You don’t trust me?”
May you like
“I trust systems more.”
Fair again.