Robert was told some version of the truth at sixteen.
He hated Elaine.
He hated Thomas.
But according to Nathaniel, he eventually turned his anger toward Opal too.
“Why?”
“Because she wouldn’t let him inherit Thomas’s entire estate.”
“But why would he expect to?”
“Because Thomas died feeling guilty.”
I sat slowly.
Nathaniel continued.
“Thomas created trusts for both Robert and Opal.
But the Wexford investment was Opal’s.”
“Her money?”
“Mostly.”
“So Dad believed it should have been Grandpa’s?”
“Yes.”
“And therefore his?”
“Yes.”
A pattern emerged.
My father’s obsession with inheritance.
His belief that family money belonged to him.
His resentment toward Grandma.
The shell companies.
“Did he steal from Wexford?”
“We need more evidence.”
Within days, Wexford’s forensic auditors found it.
