Margaret’s Defense
Chapter 14 - Margaret’s Defense
Margaret took the stand during trial.
She described herself as a mother protecting a brilliant son from a family that would never accept him.
She admitted hiding Nathan’s paternity.
She denied stealing.
“I redirected assets his father would have wanted him to receive.”
The prosecutor asked whether Thomas Grant’s will allowed her to forge Amelia’s documents.
“No.”
“Did it authorize employee-housing funds to purchase your homes?”
“No.”
“Did it give Nathan the river apartment?”
“No.”
Margaret’s narrative depended on treating denied entitlement as injustice.
The documents required narrower answers.
She claimed Evelyn promised to unite the families.
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The recording showed Evelyn insisting on separate consent.
Margaret heard what supported the future she wanted and called the rest cruelty.
