Chapter 12 - The Hospital Records Discovered
By noon, the legal tide had turned into a crushing tsunami against the land syndicate operating out of Austin.
Sheriff Thomas personally escorted Sarah to the San Antonio Regional Medical Center, where forensic specialists documented her injuries.
The medical records provided irrefutable physical proof of the brutal assault she had suffered at the hands of Julian Miller.
Back at the ranch, Caleb sat at his father’s old oak desk in the study, reviewing the recovered financial records with his legal team.
Miller walked into the study holding a tablet computer, his face serious as he closed the door behind him.
"Caleb, we uncovered something else in Julian’s private cloud server," Miller said, setting the tablet onto the desk.
"Julian wasn't acting alone when he planned the land grab on your family ranch."
Caleb looked up from his papers. "Who else was involved?"
"The local state representative, Charles Vance—your father's younger brother," Miller revealed.
Caleb froze, his eyes locking onto the name displayed on the tablet screen.
Charles Vance was a high-ranking politician in the Texas State Legislature who had spent twenty years preaching family values and rural development.
"Charles used his legislative committee to rezone your ranch land for commercial development six months ago," Miller explained.
"He promised Julian and Evelyn a twenty-percent cut of the profits once the land was sold to the Dallas syndicate."
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Caleb leaned back in his leather chair, the betrayal cutting deeper than anything he had faced on the battlefield.
His own uncle had orchestrated the destruction of his family's legacy while he was overseas fighting for his country.
