Mark walked out of the estate gates while carrying Leo safely in his arms.
He buckled the boy securely into his car seat inside his clean black SUV.
As he drove away from the mansion, his phone began to ring repeatedly.
Evelyn's name flashed across the screen five times in a matter of minutes.
Mark ignored every single call and drove straight to his private law office downtown.
He called his personal attorney, David, as soon as he reached his desk.
David: Mark, I just got a frantic call from your mother's legal team.
Mark: I want my resignation from the board finalized by five o'clock today.
David: Are you sure about this decision, my friend?
Mark: I have never been more certain about anything in my whole life.
Mark: I also want a full audit of the family foundation started immediately.
David went silent on the other end of the phone for a brief moment.
David: An audit? Do you suspect something is wrong with the accounts?
Mark: My sister bought three properties this year without any clear income source.
Mark: Check the trust accounts my father left behind for Leo's future.
Mark spent the next two hours going through financial files on his laptop.
He knew his mother had been struggling to maintain the mansion's high upkeep costs.
Ten minutes later, David called back with shocking news regarding the family trust.
David: Mark, you were completely right to ask for an immediate audit.
David: Someone has been secretly transferring funds out of Leo's college account.
Mark gripped the edge of his mahogany desk tightly as his heart pounded.
Mark: Who authorized those illegal wire transfers, David?
David: Your sister, Chloe, signed off on them using your mother's power.
Mark: How much money did they steal from my son's fund?
David: Nearly two million dollars over the past eighteen months alone.
Mark felt a cold wave of anger wash over him at the discovery.
They did not just insult his son to his face on the terrace today.
They had been robbing the young child behind his back for over a year.