Instead, much of the money appeared to have gone toward expensive furniture, jewelry, vehicles, and other purchases. That night, he discovered Chloe sleeping on a thin mattress in a storage room and learned she had been diagnosed with stage-three cancer months earlier.
Chloe said Patricia had refused to give her even $300 for a specialist, while Brenda had interfered with her attempts to contact her husband. Desperate for money, Chloe had even cut and sold her hair to help pay for transportation and medical testing.
The husband refused to sign financial documents his mother presented, secured his accounts, and began gathering records to find out what happened to the money. Most importantly, he removed Chloe from the house, arranged medical care, and promised to stay beside her while they fought for the future they still had.
