Chapter 13 - The power-of-attorney packet
Hearthstone had recommended every prospective resident review:
Healthcare directives.
Financial power of attorney.
Estate plan.
Standard.
Carla downloaded a packet.
Printed it.
Placed Louis’s name in a draft as proposed financial agent.
I found it in the home-office drawer.
Unsigned.
No forged signature.
That mattered.
I held the pages and felt rage anyway.
Louis said:
“I never saw those.”
Carla said:
“I was preparing.”
“For what?”
“In case you needed help.”
“Did I ask?”
“No.”
“Then why fill in his name?”
“Because he’s your son.”
That sentence.
As though biology equals authority.
I asked:
“Did you plan to ask me to sign?”
“Yes.”
“When?”
“After we talked about Meadowbrook.”
“And if I said no?”
Carla stared.
Then:
“You always say no first.”
That was the closest she came to revealing the mindset.
May you like
My no was not treated as an answer.
It was treated as the opening phase of persuasion.
