He stared at the signature.
Then his expression collapsed.
The loan was for $180,000.
Vanessa had used her father’s name to secure it and had listed equipment from his former company as collateral.
“Vanessa,” Robert whispered.
“It was temporary.”
“You signed my name?”
“I was going to pay everything back!”
“With what?” I asked. “Your company is insolvent.”
Diane finally seemed to understand.
“You reported her?”
“I notified the lender of suspected financial misconduct because the documents were provided to me in a professional capacity.”
Vanessa glared at me.
“You destroyed my life.”
“No.”
I held her gaze.
“You submitted those documents.”
Then I looked toward Diane.
“And you made your own choices too.”
For years, both women had behaved as though consequences were something that happened only to other people.
Now the consequences were sitting at the same table.
The lender froze Vanessa’s company accounts while the matter was investigated.
