Chapter 9 - Extended Family Members Turn Against My Deceptive Mother
News of Teresa's arrest and the massive financial fraud investigation spread through our family like wildfire. By Monday afternoon, my phone was bombarded with text messages from relatives who had previously ignored us.
Cousin Greg, who had attended the birthday party, called me with an apologetic tone in his voice. "Connor, man, I swear I didn't know anything about the forged deed or the stolen money," Greg stammered nervously.
"You were eating expensive seafood at my house while my wife was treated like a servant," I replied coldly. "Aunt Teresa told us Amy was lazy and deserved to work for her keep!" Greg protested defensively.
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"And you believed her without asking me once," I shot back before hanging up on him. One by one, Teresa's inner circle began fracturing as they realized she was going down for federal crimes.
Self-preservation proved to be a powerful motivator among people who only cared about money and status. They started calling the police detectives voluntarily to distance themselves from my mother's illegal operations.
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