The elderly couple, feeling they had Lillian Donovan's family right where they wanted them, were absolutely gloating. To the onlookers, they looked for all the world like petty villains who had just scored a victory.
Eloise and Arabella Donovan exchanged a look and chuckled softly. "I did just say that if an elderly person's children have all passed away or lost the ability to support them, the grandchildren can provide support in their stead," Eloise said. "But that rule has conditions."
Arabella Donovan raised an eyebrow, playing along. "What conditions?"
"The condition is that the grandchildren obligated to provide support must have the financial means to do so. In other words, if you want them to support you, they must first be capable of earning their own money. Only if they have enough disposable income to support you *after* supporting themselves does it meet the requirement. And clearly..."
