Chapter 2 - The Shocking Footage Revealing A Secret House Contract
Daniel tapped the new security alert notification on his smartphone, his thumb hovering over the lit screen as Martha tried to knock the phone out of his hand. He stepped back into the sunlit foyer, using his body to shield the device as the video clip began to play.
The recording from fifteen minutes earlier showed Martha rummaging through Emma’s gray leather briefcase on the kitchen counter while Emma was upstairs packing. Martha had pulled out a thick legal document titled Real Estate Purchase Agreement & Transfer of Deed and placed it directly into her handbag.
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"What were you doing with Emma's legal papers, Mom?" Daniel asked, his voice shaking with a dangerous mixture of confusion and growing anger. Martha backed away toward the front entrance, clutching her expensive leather purse tightly against her chest as red apples lay scattered around her shoes.
Emma pushed herself up from the wooden floor with a quiet groan, leaning against the staircase banister as she stared at her mother-in-law. "That was the original deed to our house, Daniel," Emma revealed, wiping a tear from her cheek. "She was trying to steal the title before we moved to Chicago."
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