People rushed over, murmurs rippling through the crowd. Gwen stepped closer just in time to hear the men explaining. The house had been mortgaged—used as collateral against a massive business loan Albert had taken out. Half a million dollars. Gwen’s breath caught. Even she hadn’t known.
The men from the bank were clear: as the sole inheritor of Albert’s estate, Elizabeth was now responsible for the entire loan. The car, the house, the savings—it wouldn’t be enough to cover it. The debt was hers now. Gwen said nothing. She didn’t need to.