Chapter 7 - THE ACCOUNT IN MY DAUGHTER'S NAME
The financial investigation uncovered something I hadn't expected.
Graham had opened an investment account using documents associated with our unborn daughter.
The account was presented as part of an estate-planning structure.
But its actual purpose was unclear.
My attorney brought the documents to our meeting.
“Madeline, did you authorize this?”
I stared.
“No.”
“Did you sign these forms?”
I shook my head.
“Absolutely not.”
She nodded.
“We suspected as much.”
I looked at the account statements.
Money had moved through several entities.
Some transactions appeared connected to Bennett Maritime.
Others were linked to Halcyon Capital.
The structure was complicated.
Deliberately so.
I felt sick.
“He used our baby?”
My attorney chose her words carefully.
“It appears he attempted to use an account designated for her benefit as part of a broader financial arrangement.”
I stared.
The room seemed to shrink.
For weeks, Graham had accused me of failing to think about our daughter.
Now I was looking at documents suggesting he'd used her name in a financial scheme.
I placed a hand over my stomach.
Then looked at my attorney.
“Can we stop it?”
“We're seeking emergency relief and preservation of records.”
I nodded.
“And Graham?”
She met my eyes.
“We're preparing to notify the appropriate authorities.”
I looked down at the documents.
My husband had betrayed me.
But this was different.
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He had tried to turn our daughter's future into another instrument of control.
And I would not allow it.
