At Thanksgiving My Grandmother Asked One Question That Changed Everything

Attorney Watson began with the property transfer. “Lakeside Manor was originally purchased by Mrs.

Hansen in Mandy Hansen’s name.

The current registered owner is Ashley Thompson. The transfer is dated October fifteen, three years ago, for a stated sale price of one dollar, listed as a gift.”

One dollar.

I absorbed that quietly. “That was the exact month,” I said, “that I graduated from college and began drowning in student loan payments.

I had professors’ recommendations and had made it to final interviews at several major companies.

And then, without explanation, every single one of them rejected me.”

My father’s eyes moved to the table. “Anonymous emails were sent to the HR departments of those companies,” Attorney Watson said. “The emails claimed that Mandy Hansen had exhibited serious personal instability and had caused problems at university.