He also knew she was right.
The next box contained Arthur’s handwritten journals.
The entries became increasingly frightened.
Arthur wrote that Travis had begun asking him to sign broad management
authorizations.
Victoria had started sitting in on medical appointments.
She told relatives Arthur was becoming confused.
Arthur disagreed.
He admitted he was exhausted from cancer treatment, but he wrote that
exhaustion was not incapacity.
One entry mentioned Naomi.
VICTORIA WANTS NAOMI REMOVED. SAYS SHE ASKS TOO MANY QUESTIONS.
Naomi read the sentence twice.
“That explains why I was pushed out,” she said.
“What happened?”
“Victoria told the board you wanted nothing to do with your father and
that Arthur wanted new counsel after the trial. I was instructed through
management not to contact him directly.”
Mason felt anger rise.
Naomi closed the journal.
“Anger later. Evidence first.”
They opened the fireproof case.
Inside was Arthur’s original trust.
There was also a later amendment that supposedly transferred nearly
everything to Victoria.
