PART 3 My mother frowned. “What are operating assets?” I set my vodka glass down. “That’s an excellent question, Mom.” My father finally looked at me. “Sutton, what did you do?” I tilted my head. “Nothing that wasn’t already documented.” Cashin began scrolling furiously. “There has to be a mistake. It says the intellectual property…

PART 3 My stomach tightened. I turned the photograph over. There was a date written on the back. Three years ago. I flipped to the next page. Another photograph. This time, I was getting into a car with a different woman. Then another picture showed me having dinner with someone whose name I had saved…

PART 3 I looked at my mother. She suddenly became very interested in the papers sitting in front of her. “I never agreed to that,” I said. Mom waved her hand. “Joel, we discussed it at your house. You said you would help us.” “I said no. Twice.” “Not about this. You said you would…

PART 3 My mother frowned. “What are operating assets?” I set my vodka glass down. “That’s an excellent question, Mom.” My father finally looked at me. “Sutton, what did you do?” I tilted my head. “Nothing that wasn’t already documented.” Cashin began scrolling furiously. “There has to be a mistake. It says the intellectual property…

PART 3 My stomach tightened. I turned the photograph over. There was a date written on the back. Three years ago. I flipped to the next page. Another photograph. This time, I was getting into a car with a different woman. Then another picture showed me having dinner with someone whose name I had saved…

PART 3 I looked at my mother. She suddenly became very interested in the papers sitting in front of her. “I never agreed to that,” I said. Mom waved her hand. “Joel, we discussed it at your house. You said you would help us.” “I said no. Twice.” “Not about this. You said you would…