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PART 2 — THE HOUSE THEY THOUGHT THEY OWNED Julian’s smile disappeared the moment the first black SUV stopped behind my car. The second pulled in beside it. The third parked directly across the…

PART 3 “I know what it’s called.”“Then I don’t understand the question.”Evelyn’s voice became quieter.“Why did Daniel receive a three-hundred-dollar paycheck?”Grant shrugged.“Because deductions were applied.”“I can see that.”She pointed at the line.“Project accountability adjustment.”…

My son Grady had barely finished telling me that his wife, Kelsey, “needed privacy” when I quietly slid the renewal packet for his SUV into my desk drawer. For nearly three years, I had…

PART 3 — HIS SIGNATURE WAS RIGHT THERE Marcus’s hand landed on Julia’s folder before she could pull out the document. “Don’t.” Julia immediately stepped backward. Marcus’s fingers hung in the air. Twenty-seven people…