Chapter 16 - The Secret Columbus Home Sale
While Mom continued her slow recovery over the next two weeks, Mrs. Gable handed me a legal envelope she had brought from home.
“Abigail asked me to keep this locked in my safe deposit box back in Columbus just in case things went wrong,” Mrs. Gable explained.
I broke the wax seal on the heavy paper envelope and unfolded a set of real estate documents inside.
My breath caught in my throat as I read the title transfer papers for my mother’s small home in Columbus.
She had quietly sold her house four months ago, liquidating her only major asset to deposit eighty thousand dollars into a secret savings account.
And the designated beneficiary listed on the account wasn't her—it was my daughter, Hannah’s future college fund.
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She had rendered herself practically homeless and penniless just to secure her granddaughter’s financial future without telling anyone.
Fresh tears welled up in my eyes as I realized the true depth of the selfless love she had poured out for our family.
