Beverly spent her life being the overlooked daughter while her brother received all the praise.
At a family dinner, her mother said she would never be as good as Michael, until Beverly revealed she was done supporting them financially.
Her mother was shocked because she never received the money Beverly had been sending for years. Someone close to the family had been hiding the truth, and Beverly was determined to uncover where it went.
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