I signed only the receipt.
Gerald’s grin sharpened. “Wise choice.”
My phone vibrated.
Miriam: The incompetency petition uses a forged medical evaluation. The trust amendment was also forged. Stall them. Police and financial-crimes investigators are coming.
I looked toward the dance floor. Vanessa was whispering angrily to Ethan, unaware that his phone was still recording inside his jacket.
That had been his instinct upstairs. When Gerald covered the transfer papers, Ethan had started an audio recording.
He slipped away from Vanessa and met me near the service corridor.
“They said if I didn’t sign, they’d release photos proving I cheated,” he said.
“Did you?”
“No. The photos are fake. Vanessa admitted it upstairs. She said nobody would believe me after the wedding.”
“Send the recording to Miriam.”