I asked, “Why do you have that?”

He looked uncomfortable and said, “Your mother told me to set it up.”

I told him, “This is company property and it is a serious violation.”

He replied, “She said it was necessary for some emails.”

My mother then appeared and acted calm as she said, “We are trying to help you.”

I told her, “You rerouted my work device without permission.”

She answered, “We are protecting your interests.”

I realized they were not treating it as wrongdoing at all.

She then told me there was a meeting later that night at a hotel where everything would be explained.

I agreed to go, even though I suspected it was dangerous.

When I arrived at the hotel, I brought Jessa and informed the police so they could stay nearby.

Room 214 was already occupied when I knocked.

Inside, I saw my mother, my father, Dani, and the man I had seen before.

He introduced himself and said, “You can call me Rook.”

I told them, “I have already reported this to the police.”

My mother smiled and said, “You are overreacting.”

Then she explained that my identity had been used because I was the most reliable financial profile in the family.

I said, “That is still fraud.”

She replied, “It is how we survived.”