Chapter 5 - The Incapacity Clause
The clause allowed Victoria to sign on Mrs. Harrington’s behalf if two witnesses believed she could no longer manage her affairs.
The gala provided more than two hundred witnesses.
A frightened elderly woman.
A moving wheelchair.
A server accused of pushing her.
The scene would make Victoria’s story easy to believe.
Ethan looked toward the guests.
“You were all supposed to watch my mother lose control.”
Victoria’s voice sharpened.
“She did lose control.”
“No.”
Leah stepped forward.
“The brake did.”
The distinction mattered.
Victoria had planned to turn sabotage into evidence of decline.
She would blame the server.
Call Mrs. Harrington confused.
Then sign away the properties while everyone praised her for protecting the family.
The trust attorney joined by video.
He reviewed the brake, the charm and the service order.
Then he opened the original housing charter.
A misconduct clause appeared near the end.
If any family representative endangered the chairperson or falsely accused an employee to obtain property authority, all sale powers would be suspended.
Temporary control would transfer to an independent resident advocate.
Victoria looked at Ethan.
“Who did your mother appoint?”
Mrs. Harrington answered herself.
“Leah Morgan.”
The landing became silent.
Leah stared at her.
“I’m a banquet server.”
“You are also the daughter of a resident.”
“And the only person who ran toward me.”
Victoria laughed bitterly.
“You are giving a waitress control over Boston real estate?”
Leah looked at her.
May you like
“No.”
“The people living there are finally getting a vote.”
