Chapter 091 – Martin’s Appeal

Chapter 91 - Chapter 091 – Martin’s Appeal
Martin tried to appeal the restitution order.
He lost.
The written opinion was short enough to be cruel.
The court found substantial evidence of coercive conduct, financial self-interest, and bad faith property planning.
Bad faith.
That phrase was almost elegant.
Martin called Jacob afterward and blamed me.
Jacob told him, gently according to what he later said, “Dad, you left Grandma at a bus station.”
Martin hung up.
I felt sad when I heard that.
Not sorry for him exactly.
Sad the truth had to keep knocking on the same locked door.
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Some people would rather lose everything than answer.
Martin was becoming one of them.