The legal documents contained more than the house papers. Inside the second folder was a detailed financial ledger prepared by their attorney. It listed $110,400 Agnes had given Garrett over the years. Every payment had been recorded, and attached to the records were promissory notes Garrett had personally signed, acknowledging that the money was borrowed rather than gifted.
Leonard had insisted on documenting everything before his death. He had watched his son repeatedly take advantage of Agnes’s kindness and worried that she would never recognize how much she had given away. Alongside the financial records was a personal letter from Leonard, written specifically for Garrett.
In it, he explained how disappointed he had become watching his son treat his mother’s generosity as an endless obligation. He reminded Garrett that being family did not give him permission to exploit someone. A person had to earn the privilege of having a mother through respect, gratitude, and genuine love. Agnes had protected Garrett for years, but Leonard believed it was finally time for him to stand on his own.
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