Chapter 7 - Nathaniel Examines The Forged Death Certificate Closely
The desk lamp cast a harsh, bright light over the fraudulent documents scattered across the polished mahogany wood surface.
Nathaniel traced his finger over the forged signature on Abigail’s official death certificate, his jaw clenched in absolute rage.
“She paid off the attending medical examiner in Providence to sign off on a Jane Doe body recovered from the harbor,” Nathaniel muttered.
“And she convinced the probate court to declare me legally deceased so she could assume full control of the estate,” Abigail added softly.
Nathaniel looked deeply into his wife’s eyes, filled with a profound mixture of heartbreak, guilt, and fierce, protective love.
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“I was a fool to trust her venomous words, Abigail,” Nathaniel confessed, his voice heavy with sorrow. “I let a snake into our home.”
“You were grieving, my love, and she played a very long, deceptive game,” Abigail reassured him, squeezing his hand gently.
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