Chapter 5 - Elise Pulls Out The Original House Deed Documents
Elise walked over to the mahogany secretary desk near the corner of the living room, unlocking a brass drawer with a small silver key.
She pulled out a thick, legal-sized manila envelope sealed with red wax bearing her family crest from Boston.
Daniel stood frozen in the center of the kitchen, watching her every move with a growing sense of absolute dread.
Elise walked back to the kitchen island, laying the manila envelope flat on the granite surface right in front of him.
“Open it, Daniel,” Elise instructed calmly, gesturing toward the heavy paper with an open palm.
Daniel hesitated, his hands shaking violently as he reached out and tore open the sealed flap of the envelope.
He pulled out several pages of heavy parchment paper, his eyes scanning the legal text printed under official municipal seals of Westchester County.
“This... this is just a copy,” Daniel stammered, looking up at Elise with desperate eyes.
“It’s a certified copy of the original deed,” Elise corrected, pointing her finger at a specific signature line near the bottom of page two.
“Look at the grantor and grantee names, Daniel. Read it out loud so your mother can hear it clearly.”
Daniel swallowed hard, his voice trembling as he read the words aloud in the quiet room: “Elise Vance... sole and exclusive property holder.”
“There is no joint survivorship clause, Daniel, and your name was never added to the title because my father refused to trust you,” she added.
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Evelyn rushed forward, snatching the papers from her son’s trembling hands to inspect the legal terminology for herself.
“This is fraudulent! You tricked him into signing away his rights during a vulnerable moment!” Evelyn shrieked, waving the papers in the air.
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