Richard called again before we left the secret house.<\/p>\n
Malcolm watched the screen vibrate in his hand until it stopped.<\/p>\n
I did not tell him what to do.<\/p>\n
That mattered.<\/p>\n
For months, Malcolm had framed every decision as something another person forced upon him. Arthur created the condition. I refused another child. Linda withheld the envelope. Bell gave advice. The trustee imposed deadlines. Everyone became part of the machinery carrying Malcolm toward choices he still technically made himself.<\/p>\n
This time I wanted the choice to belong entirely to him.<\/p>\n
The phone rang a third time.<\/p>\n
Malcolm answered.<\/p>\n
\u201cRichard.\u201d<\/p>\n
Bell\u2019s voice came through faintly.<\/p>\n
\u201cFinally. Where are you?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cDoesn\u2019t matter.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cAre you with Jenna?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n
A pause.<\/p>\n
\u201cPut me on speaker.\u201d<\/p>\n
Malcolm looked at me.<\/p>\n
I nodded.<\/p>\n
He tapped the screen.<\/p>\n
Bell\u2019s voice filled the nursery.<\/p>\n
\u201cJenna, I understand you\u2019ve been gathering documents without context.\u201d<\/p>\n
I almost admired the speed with which he established the frame.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ve been reading documents with dates and signatures.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cDocuments can still be misunderstood.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThen explain the seventy-five-thousand-dollar advisory payment.\u201d<\/p>\n
Silence.<\/p>\n
Malcolm looked at me.<\/p>\n
Bell answered slowly.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat was a legitimate professional fee.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cFor helping Malcolm maximize distributions under a trust you knew Arthur had tried to change?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThat is an inflammatory characterization.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cCorrect it.\u201d<\/p>\n
Bell\u2019s voice hardened.<\/p>\n
\u201cMy duties concerning Arthur\u2019s estate and my later private representation of Malcolm were separate.\u201d<\/p>\n
Elaine would have laughed.<\/p>\n
I did not.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen did your representation of Malcolm begin?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cAfter Arthur\u2019s death.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cAfter Elaine Porter warned you there was a later executed amendment?\u201d<\/p>\n
Another pause.<\/p>\n
\u201cI was aware Arthur had discussed revisions.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThat isn\u2019t what I asked.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI was not provided a legally operative document.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYou were told Linda likely possessed it.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cMany supposed estate documents exist after a death. Unless produced and authenticated, they do not automatically control administration.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThat may be true,\u201d I said. \u201cWhy didn\u2019t you contact Linda?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI did.\u201d<\/p>\n
My heartbeat jumped.<\/p>\n
Malcolm frowned.<\/p>\n
Linda had said she tried calling Bell.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat did she tell you?\u201d I asked.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat she had papers Arthur left with her.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cDid you ask to see them?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cShe was reluctant.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u2019s not how she remembers it.\u201d<\/p>\n
Bell sighed.<\/p>\n
\u201cGrief affects memory.\u201d<\/p>\n
The casual dismissal angered me more than denial.<\/p>\n
Malcolm spoke.<\/p>\n
\u201cRichard.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYes?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cDid Dad tell you he was removing the second-child condition?\u201d<\/p>\n
Bell went quiet.<\/p>\n
\u201cMalcolm, we discussed this repeatedly.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cAnswer.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cHe was considering changes.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cDid he tell you he had done it?\u201d<\/p>\n
Another pause.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe told me he intended to execute revised documents.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThat is not what I asked.\u201d<\/p>\n
I looked at Malcolm.<\/p>\n
He had borrowed my phrasing.<\/p>\n
Bell\u2019s voice cooled.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou need independent counsel before continuing this conversation.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI thought you were my counsel.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cNot if your interests now conflict with the estate.\u201d<\/p>\n
There it was.<\/p>\n
A conflict apparently existed now that Malcolm was questioning him.<\/p>\n
\u201cDid you ever tell me Dad said he\u2019d executed the change?\u201d Malcolm asked.<\/p>\n
\u201cI told you the estate could only proceed on documents properly presented.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u2019s not an answer.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cMalcolm\u2014\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cDid you?\u201d<\/p>\n
Silence.<\/p>\n
\u201cNo.\u201d<\/p>\n
Malcolm\u2019s face changed.<\/p>\n
Not shock.<\/p>\n
Recognition.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou knew I thought the old amendment still controlled.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI knew you were relying on the instrument in the estate file.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYou helped me apply for an extension under it.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThe trust remained administered under those terms.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYou charged me to help me qualify.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI charged you for advisory work.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cKnowing Dad had tried to eliminate the condition.\u201d<\/p>\n
Bell\u2019s voice sharpened.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou are simplifying a legally complicated matter because your marriage is under stress.\u201d<\/p>\n
Malcolm looked toward me.<\/p>\n
Then he said, very quietly, \u201cNo. I think I\u2019ve been simplifying it because I liked what you told me.\u201d<\/p>\n
Bell stopped.<\/p>\n
The sentence mattered because it was Malcolm taking ownership rather than transferring blame.<\/p>\n
He continued.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut I also think you knew better.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cBe careful.\u201d<\/p>\n
The warning was soft.<\/p>\n
I felt it immediately.<\/p>\n
Malcolm did too.<\/p>\n
\u201cIs that legal advice?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cIt is advice from someone who has spent eighteen months preventing you from making expensive mistakes.\u201d<\/p>\n
I almost laughed.<\/p>\n
Malcolm looked around the secret nursery.<\/p>\n
\u201cI bought a second house.\u201d<\/p>\n
Bell went quiet.<\/p>\n
\u201cI tried to start an adoption process my wife didn\u2019t agree to.\u201d<\/p>\n
No answer.<\/p>\n
\u201cI involved my seven-year-old son.\u201d<\/p>\n
Bell said, \u201cThose were your choices.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n
Malcolm\u2019s voice did not rise.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey were.\u201d<\/p>\n
I watched him.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd I\u2019m done pretending otherwise.\u201d<\/p>\n
Something in my chest shifted.<\/p>\n
Not forgiveness.<\/p>\n
Not trust.<\/p>\n
But recognition.<\/p>\n
Bell responded, \u201cThen behave responsibly now. Do not contact the trustee until counsel can determine whether Linda\u2019s document is valid.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have counsel.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWho?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u2019s not your concern.\u201d<\/p>\n
Bell laughed once.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou think an angry family lawyer is going to understand the estate structure better than I do?\u201d<\/p>\n
Rachel would have enjoyed hearing that.<\/p>\n
I said, \u201cShe understands enough not to charge a beneficiary seventy-five thousand dollars for \u2018trust qualification strategy\u2019 while possessing notice of a superseding amendment.\u201d<\/p>\n
Bell went silent again.<\/p>\n
Then he said, \u201cYou have no idea what that fee covered.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThen send the engagement letter and detailed invoices.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI will provide records to appropriate counsel.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cGood.\u201d<\/p>\n
Malcolm looked at the check copy.<\/p>\n
\u201cRichard, what is R.B. Strategic Services?\u201d<\/p>\n
Bell did not answer immediately.<\/p>\n
\u201cA consulting entity.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYours?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhy did thirty-two thousand dollars go there?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cServices.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat services?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cMalcolm, I am not discussing privileged financial planning on speakerphone.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI waive privilege.\u201d<\/p>\n
The sentence seemed to surprise everyone.<\/p>\n
Even me.<\/p>\n
Bell responded instantly.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou should not do that without legal advice.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThen answer without relying on privilege.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThat is not how this works.\u201d<\/p>\n
Malcolm\u2019s face hardened.<\/p>\n
\u201cDid that payment have anything to do with getting the trust extension?\u201d<\/p>\n
Bell stayed silent.<\/p>\n
\u201cDid it?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n
I felt sick.<\/p>\n
Malcolm closed his eyes.<\/p>\n
\u201cHow?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cStrategic planning. Documentation. Trustee communications.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cDid you tell the trustee Jenna had agreed to adoption?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cNo.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cDid you allow the trustee to think she had?\u201d<\/p>\n
Bell paused.<\/p>\n
\u201cI submitted documentation reflecting family intent.\u201d<\/p>\n
The wording matched Malcolm\u2019s earlier defense.<\/p>\n
Draft.<\/p>\n
Intent.<\/p>\n
Progress.<\/p>\n
All language designed to avoid the simple fact.<\/p>\n
I had not agreed.<\/p>\n
Malcolm opened his eyes.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou knew she hadn\u2019t signed.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYou knew she\u2019d said no.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI knew there was disagreement.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYou saw her email?\u201d<\/p>\n
Another pause.<\/p>\n
\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n
Caroline had hidden the printed copy.<\/p>\n
But Malcolm had forwarded it to Bell electronically.<\/p>\n
I stared at him.<\/p>\n
He stared at the floor.<\/p>\n
Bell continued, perhaps realizing concealment no longer helped.<\/p>\n
\u201cYour wife\u2019s email said she was not prepared to pursue adoption at that time.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cNo,\u201d I said. \u201cIt said I wanted Malcolm to stop trying to change my mind.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThat is open to interpretation.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cNo, it isn\u2019t.\u201d<\/p>\n
Bell\u2019s legal voice became colder.<\/p>\n
\u201cMrs. Caldwell, you are emotionally involved.\u201d<\/p>\n
I laughed.<\/p>\n
\u201cYes. It\u2019s my marriage.\u201d<\/p>\n
Malcolm spoke over me.<\/p>\n
\u201cRichard, did you tell the trustee about her refusal?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cNo.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhy?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cBecause the extension request concerned your actions toward qualification.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cMy actions.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cNot hers.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cCorrect.\u201d<\/p>\n
The logic became visible.<\/p>\n
Bell had helped Malcolm create a paper trail showing progress even though the family necessary for that progress did not actually agree.<\/p>\n
\u201cDid the trustee approve the extension?\u201d I asked.<\/p>\n
Bell hesitated.<\/p>\n
Malcolm looked up sharply.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat?\u201d<\/p>\n
I realized we had assumed the answer.<\/p>\n
The spreadsheet listed an application.<\/p>\n
A deadline.<\/p>\n
We had never seen approval.<\/p>\n
Bell said nothing.<\/p>\n
\u201cRichard,\u201d Malcolm said, \u201cwas the extension approved?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cNo.\u201d<\/p>\n
The word landed heavily.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhy not?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThe trustee requested additional documentation.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat documentation?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cSpousal acknowledgment.\u201d<\/p>\n
I stared at Malcolm.<\/p>\n
His face emptied.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThree months ago.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u2019s why you intensified the adoption meetings,\u201d I said.<\/p>\n
Malcolm looked at me.<\/p>\n
Bell continued.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe trustee made clear they needed Jenna\u2019s direct participation before exercising discretion.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cDid you tell me that?\u201d Malcolm asked.<\/p>\n
\u201cI told you additional family documentation would be necessary.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cNo.\u201d<\/p>\n
His voice rose.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou told me we were close.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWe were.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYou told me to keep the family process moving.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYou never told me they specifically demanded Jenna\u2019s acknowledgment.\u201d<\/p>\n
Bell paused.<\/p>\n
\u201cI believed you would obtain it.\u201d<\/p>\n
The sentence was devastatingly familiar.<\/p>\n
When.<\/p>\n
Not if.<\/p>\n
Every man involved had apparently assumed my consent could eventually be produced if enough structure accumulated around me.<\/p>\n
Malcolm sat slowly on the floor.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou knew.\u201d<\/p>\n
Bell\u2019s tone changed.<\/p>\n
\u201cMalcolm, you told me repeatedly that Jenna was hesitant, not absolutely opposed.\u201d<\/p>\n
Malcolm looked at me.<\/p>\n
My email had said otherwise.<\/p>\n
He knew it.<\/p>\n
Bell had read it.<\/p>\n
They had both found ways to downgrade a refusal into hesitation.<\/p>\n
\u201cI told myself that too,\u201d Malcolm said.<\/p>\n
\u201cBecause it was true.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cNo.\u201d<\/p>\n
The word came quietly.<\/p>\n
Bell stopped.<\/p>\n
Malcolm continued.<\/p>\n
\u201cShe said no.\u201d<\/p>\n
The simplicity of it hurt.<\/p>\n
\u201cShe said no and I kept turning it into not yet.\u201d<\/p>\n
I could not speak.<\/p>\n
Bell said, \u201cThat is a marital issue.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cIt became an estate strategy because I let you make it one.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYou asked for options.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI did.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYou wanted the inheritance.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI did.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYou wanted another child.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI did.\u201d<\/p>\n
Bell\u2019s voice became sharper with each answer.<\/p>\n
\u201cThen do not blame me because you regret your own goals.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m not blaming you for my choices.\u201d<\/p>\n
Malcolm looked at the check again.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m asking whether you profited from helping me pretend my wife\u2019s answer was different from what it was.\u201d<\/p>\n
Silence.<\/p>\n
For the first time, Richard Bell sounded cornered.<\/p>\n
\u201cI will communicate through counsel from this point forward.\u201d<\/p>\n
The line disconnected.<\/p>\n
We stared at the phone.<\/p>\n
I expected Malcolm to throw it.<\/p>\n
He didn\u2019t.<\/p>\n
He set it carefully on the carpet.<\/p>\n
For several minutes, he said nothing.<\/p>\n
Then he whispered, \u201cThe extension wasn\u2019t approved.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cNo.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI thought we were waiting on administrative review.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cHe told you they wanted more documents.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cNot that.\u201d<\/p>\n
I looked at him.<\/p>\n
\u201cWould it have changed what you did?\u201d<\/p>\n
His face tightened.<\/p>\n
That question was harder than blaming Bell.<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t know.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThink.\u201d<\/p>\n
He did.<\/p>\n
Finally he said, \u201cMaybe not.\u201d<\/p>\n
The answer was painful.<\/p>\n
It was also honest.<\/p>\n
\u201cI might have pushed harder.\u201d<\/p>\n
I sat on the opposite side of the room.<\/p>\n
The distance between us felt appropriate.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhy?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cBecause I was already in too deep.\u201d<\/p>\n
House.<\/p>\n
Nursery.<\/p>\n
Agency.<\/p>\n
Trust fees.<\/p>\n
Paperwork.<\/p>\n
A son expecting a sibling.<\/p>\n
Every step increased the cost of stopping.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u2019s what I meant when I said you created momentum.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI know.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cNo. Now you know.\u201d<\/p>\n
He nodded.<\/p>\n
We sat in silence.<\/p>\n
Then Malcolm opened his laptop.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat are you doing?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWriting everything down.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cFor who?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cMy lawyer. Yours. Whoever needs it.\u201d<\/p>\n
I watched him create a new document.<\/p>\n
He began with Arthur\u2019s original condition.<\/p>\n
Then the email.<\/p>\n
The conversation about removing the condition.<\/p>\n
Bell\u2019s advice.<\/p>\n
The extension.<\/p>\n
The adoption meetings.<\/p>\n
The house.<\/p>\n
Caroline.<\/p>\n
Miles.<\/p>\n
The shredded partial copy.<\/p>\n
He did not soften the details.<\/p>\n
When he reached the bribe, his hands stopped over the keyboard.<\/p>\n
I waited.<\/p>\n
Then he typed:<\/p>\n
I told my seven-year-old son to deny seeing estate and adoption documents if his mother asked. I offered him a Nintendo Switch if he kept quiet. This was wrong and was intended to prevent Jenna from learning information I knew she would object to.<\/p>\n
I read the sentence.<\/p>\n
Something in my throat tightened.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhy are you doing this?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cBecause every time I explain, I edit.\u201d<\/p>\n
He looked at me.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m tired of editing.\u201d<\/p>\n
He continued.<\/p>\n
At 6:20, Rachel called.<\/p>\n
She had spoken with a trust attorney.<\/p>\n
They planned to notify the corporate trustee first thing in the morning, provide copies of Linda\u2019s amendment, and request an immediate hold on further discretionary activity.<\/p>\n
Malcolm listened.<\/p>\n
Then Rachel said, \u201cBecause Malcolm is present, I need to ask directly. Will he oppose notifying the trustee?\u201d<\/p>\n
I looked at him.<\/p>\n
This was the choice.<\/p>\n
The money or the truth.<\/p>\n
Malcolm stared at the crib for a long moment.<\/p>\n
Then he said, \u201cNo.\u201d<\/p>\n
Rachel paused.<\/p>\n
\u201cWill you consent to preservation of all relevant account and estate records?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWill you refrain from contacting Bell except through your independent lawyer?\u201d<\/p>\n
Malcolm swallowed.<\/p>\n
\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWill you oppose a temporary freeze on the inheritance account while the trustee reviews the competing amendments?\u201d<\/p>\n
His eyes closed.<\/p>\n
The remaining ninety-six thousand.<\/p>\n
The property.<\/p>\n
Possible clawbacks.<\/p>\n
His father\u2019s final judgment.<\/p>\n
Our future.<\/p>\n
He opened his eyes.<\/p>\n
\u201cNo.\u201d<\/p>\n
I felt my breath leave.<\/p>\n
Rachel said, \u201cTo be clear, you will not oppose the freeze?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI will not oppose it.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cAll right.\u201d<\/p>\n
After the call ended, Malcolm leaned against the nursery wall.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think Dad won.\u201d<\/p>\n
I looked at him.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis wasn\u2019t supposed to be a contest.\u201d<\/p>\n
His mouth twisted.<\/p>\n
\u201cI know.\u201d<\/p>\n
For once, the words sounded like he meant them.<\/p>\n
Then his laptop chimed.<\/p>\n
A new email had arrived.<\/p>\n
From the corporate trustee.<\/p>\n
Not tomorrow.<\/p>\n
Now.<\/p>\n
Subject: URGENT REVIEW \u2013 ARTHUR CALDWELL TRUST.<\/p>\n
The message had been sent to Malcolm, Richard Bell, and an address I did not recognize.<\/p>\n
We opened it.<\/p>\n
The trustee had received an anonymous copy of Arthur\u2019s final amendment that afternoon.<\/p>\n
Until authenticity and administration were reviewed, all trust activity was suspended.<\/p>\n
At the bottom was one more sentence.<\/p>\n
The trustee had also been provided evidence suggesting prior beneficiary communications may have materially misrepresented family consent.<\/p>\n
Malcolm stared at me.<\/p>\n
\u201cI didn\u2019t send that.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cNeither did I.\u201d<\/p>\n
Only a handful of people possessed enough information.<\/p>\n
Elaine.<\/p>\n
Caroline.<\/p>\n
Linda.<\/p>\n
Bell.<\/p>\n
And perhaps someone we had not yet identified.<\/p>\n
Then I saw the unfamiliar email address copied on the trustee\u2019s message.<\/p>\n
The display name was Samuel Price.<\/p>\n
Arthur\u2019s neighbor.<\/p>\n
The witness who had signed the final amendment.<\/p>\n
Richard called again before we left the secret house. Malcolm watched the screen vibrate in his hand until it stopped. I did not tell him what to do. That mattered. … <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2990,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3009","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-drama-sory"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastestdrama.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3009","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastestdrama.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastestdrama.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastestdrama.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastestdrama.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3009"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/lastestdrama.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3009\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3049,"href":"https:\/\/lastestdrama.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3009\/revisions\/3049"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastestdrama.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/2990"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastestdrama.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3009"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastestdrama.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3009"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastestdrama.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3009"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}