Callum cornered Clara outside his company. When the lawyer notified me, I was helping Lana sort through Yvonne's belongings. To recover the marital assets, I went there with the lawyer.
Clara was backed against the wall, her usual frail act gone.
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"The money was a gift from you. Why should I give it back?"
"You said your father had a heart attack and needed $320,000 for surgery."
Callum slammed the hospital bill in front of her. "The actual cost was less than $30,000. Where's the rest of the money?"
"He needs follow-up care, doesn't he?"
"Show me your spending records."
"Who are you to demand that from me?"
The commotion gathered a crowd of coworkers. Callum, who'd always shielded her, now looked at her with nothing but disgust. "Clara, my mom died because that money wasn't there
