Other charges required further explanation.
The questionable billings totaled nearly $180,000.
I sat quietly as Mara explained the findings.
“Are you saying Evan submitted inaccurate invoices?”
“That’s what the preliminary review suggests,” she replied. “We need a complete audit before reaching final conclusions.”
I looked down at the documents.
For years, I’d watched my brother ask for financial help while presenting himself as a self-made businessman.
Now there were serious questions about how he’d been managing his company.
Mara continued.
“There’s also a loan issue.”
“What loan?”
“Two years ago, Evan applied for business financing. The documents suggest the lender may not have received a complete picture of the company’s debts.”
I remembered that period.
Dad had asked me to guarantee a loan for Evan.
I’d reviewed the financial figures and refused.
Dad had been furious.
“You’re abandoning your brother!” he’d accused.
Now I understood why my caution had mattered.
