Chapter 4 - The Mother Tries Desperately To Reclaim The Evidence

The Mother’s silver hair caught the dim candlelight as she lunged forward, reaching out a manicured hand to snatch the papers. "Give those to me right now, Elena!" she demanded, her voice cracking with a mix of panic and desperation.
Caleb stepped smoothly into her path, placing his heavy wooden cane between her and Elena with absolute, immovable authority. "Touch her or those letters, Evelyn, and I will have the federal marshals waiting outside arrest you for mail fraud," Caleb warned softly.
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