Chapter 7 - The Master Plan
"Grandpa was a brilliant investor," Stella explained, looking around the table at the people who had treated her like a failure her entire life. "Three years before he died, he liquidated his primary assets and placed them into an irrevocable offshore trust. And he named me as the sole beneficiary."
Arthur stumbled backward, falling heavily into his chair. The patriarch who controlled every single dime of the family's money had been completely outsmarted by his own father.
"A year ago, the trust paid out," Stella continued, picking up her crystal glass. "I didn't buy a house for myself to live in. I bought Silver Oak Properties. I became a private lender. I used Grandpa’s money to build a real estate empire in the shadows."
Cara was hyperventilating, tears of sheer panic ruining her flawless makeup. She looked at Trevor, then looked at Stella, the sister she had mocked and belittled for twenty years.
"You own my house?" Cara choked out, her voice trembling. "You... you hold the deed?"
"I hold the mortgage," Stella corrected her smoothly. "Trevor signed the contract with my LLC. He agreed to a variable interest rate with a massive balloon payment due after the first thirty days. He thought he could refinance before the deadline. But he can't. Because his credit is completely destroyed."
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Trevor buried his face in his hands, quietly sobbing at the table.
👉 What is Stella about to do with the golden sister's multi-million-dollar dream home?
