Three months before that dinner, a lender hired my firm to examine suspicious transfers associated with a business loan portfolio.
One company on the list caught my attention.
MJR Creative Solutions.
Madison’s business.
I immediately disclosed the conflict of interest and transferred the assignment to another colleague.
But before closing the file, I’d noticed the name of the account behind an $80,000 transfer.
**Johnson Legacy Reserve.**
Anyone else might have overlooked it.
I couldn’t.
My grandmother had mentioned that account in the final letter she wrote before passing away.
The following morning, I formally requested the records connected to my trust.
Within an hour, my mother called.
“Why are you suddenly asking about the trust?”
“Because I want to review the statements.”
She sighed.
“Those documents are complicated, Natalie. Besides, Madison’s anniversary dinner is coming up. Please don’t create another problem for the family.”
Her reaction made me more suspicious than the original transfer.
