The Liability History: The Lie My Parents Paid To Protect

by Marcus Webb

Eleanor Vance found the $150,000 property damage payout on the exact day of her brother's 'sobriety anniversary'—for a storm that never happened. At forty-two, Eleanor is the reliable, invisible older sister. As an actuary and executor of her late parents' wealthy estate, she manages the tedious paperwork while her charming brother Harrison receives endless grace for his fragile 'recovery journey.' But when she matches the dates of estate payouts to Harrison's past 'relapses', she uncovers a terrifying twenty-year pattern. Her parents weren't funding rehab clinics; they were paying off the victims of a violent psychopath. And by legally binding Eleanor as the trust's manager, family lawyer Arthur Pendelton has secretly made her an accessory. Now, with Harrison seeking custody of his teenage daughter, Eleanor must decide: protect the family name and risk federal prison, or expose her brother and burn her own life down to finally stop him?