Inside, he placed a folder on the table. A lawyer had contacted him about inconsistencies in David’s financial records. As we went through the documents, it became clear that signatures had been used in ways I had not authorized. The insurance meant for Ava and me had been redirected. What I had accepted in a moment of vulnerability had been used to transfer something that was never meant to be taken.
Marcus did not try to speak over it or explain it away. He acknowledged what had been done and said he would help address it. He introduced himself to Ava without hesitation, not as someone returning to fix everything, but as someone willing to stay and take responsibility where he could.
