Chapter 4 - Marcus Calls His Legal Counsel To Verify The Deed
Refusing to succumb to Evelyn’s psychological games, Marcus pulled his smartphone from his pocket, dialing his personal estate lawyer, David Sterling. He put the call on speaker, allowing the digital audio to fill the quiet, tense atmosphere of the luxury kitchen.
"David, I am looking at a probate document claiming my mother owns eighty percent of my Atlanta residence," Marcus stated into the phone, his tone set like iron. "I need you to run an emergency title check through the Georgia Superior Court database right now."
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On the other end of the line, Attorney Sterling paused before typing rapidly into his computer terminal. "Marcus, that probate filing was submitted three days ago using a revised codicil signed in a private hospital room in Alpharetta," David reported.
Clara gasped, remembering the mysterious night Marcus’s father had been transferred to a private hospice facility without the family's full consent. The legal manipulation had been planned months in advance, designed specifically to strip Clara of her marital security.
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