Chapter 18 - THE ROOM IN VICTORIA’S OFFICE
Search came through civil discovery first, then criminal warrants later.
Victoria’s private office contained a locked filing cabinet.
Inside:
Grace correspondence.
Printed emails.
School reports.
Photographs.
Draft death notice.
Guardianship petition.
And a handwritten planning document.
GOALS — SOPHIA STABILITY.
Separate Grace from direct Sterling access.
Maintain Alexander focus on company transition.
Ensure Sophia remains within Sterling structure.
Document Grace instability.
Prepare guardianship if Grace fails housing.
Control all financial support through Family Management.
I stared.
Control.
Not support.
Then:
Alexander must not be pulled back into emotional cycle.
Grace must understand direct relationship is over.
Sophia will adjust.
My daughter’s life had been reduced to a risk-management plan.
Then another line:
If Alex believes Sophia is thriving, he will not interfere.
That explained the fake photographs.
I turned the page.
Financial projections.
Family Management fees:
$280,000 annually potential under full-service guardianship.
There.
May you like
Money.
But not only money.
