It was late afternoon when Ellie locked her car and went to find Michael. She carried his early Christmas present, but intended to buy lots more to bring him on Christmas Day. There would be plenty of shopping time since she’d taken the rest of the year off.
Dad was back at the helm of Bannerman Wealth Group after a considerable amount of explaining to the board and police. He wasn’t going to be there for long, not with the untreatable tumour which would shorten his life. All he wanted, so he told Ellie, was to sell and make sure his staff and family were properly taken care of. After that, he intended to live out whatever time he had with Gabi. They had plans to sail away. Meredith agreed to a divorce once Dad gave her the house and enough money to live well for a few years.
Michael was
