Chapter 8 - Rebecca Finds Her Forged Signature
A document examiner compared Rebecca’s genuine signatures with several
disputed authorizations.
At least two showed signs consistent with copied digital signatures
rather than fresh execution.
One authorization transferred an apartment property partially owned by
Noah’s trust.
That mattered enormously.
Victor had no independent authority to dispose of Noah’s protected
interest.
The trust’s independent administrator had received a different document
package showing no sale.
Two versions existed.
Rebecca felt sick.
She had believed Victor was helping preserve Daniel’s legacy.
Instead, the evidence suggested he had been building a second version of
it.
One for Rebecca.
One for everyone else.
Michael sat beside her.
“You couldn’t know everything.”
“I could have looked.”
“You were raising Noah and grieving.”
“That doesn’t erase it.”
“No.”
Michael did not give her easy absolution.
Rebecca appreciated him for that.
Then Noah appeared at the office door.
“Mom?”
She closed the files.
He touched his cheek, now almost healed.
“Did I do something bad by taking the box?”
Rebecca pulled him close.
“No.”
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But she knew an adult had made him carry a truth that should never have
been placed in a child’s hands.
