Before leaving, Marta asked to take a small radio and a framed photograph of the mansion at sunset, a gift that Mr. Whitaker had made him years ago. Julian looked at the picture with disdain and told him to take “that cheap thing.” Unknowingly, Julian had just given Martha the proof that would destroy him.
Three days of distress and an unexpected call
Marta took refuge in her daughter’s apartment. For three days he sought work without success. Most of the families he had worked for before no longer remembered her. The fourth night, while looking at the photograph leaning on the window, the phone rang.
On the other side was Nathaniel, Mr. Whitaker’s lawyer. He asked her to sit down before continuing. Four months before her death, the old man had modified her will: she left the mansion, the grounds surrounding her, and an educational background for Danny in Marta’s name. Julian had been disinherited, and the documents included years of abandonment and financial pressures towards his father.
On the other side was Nathaniel, Mr. Whitaker’s lawyer. He asked her to sit down before continuing. Four months before her death, the old man had modified her will: she left the mansion, the grounds surrounding her, and an educational background for Danny in Marta’s name. Julian had been disinherited, and the documents included years of abandonment and financial pressures towards his father.
