Chapter 4 - The Fake Will
The room fell into a heavy, suffocating silence. The faint beeping of the heart monitor was the only sound left as Valerie tried to regain her composure.
"George wanted Kendra to have the house and the liquidity!" Valerie lied smoothly, stepping closer to the bed. "He knew Naomi married Marcus, a solid engineer. You didn't need the help, Naomi! Kendra would have been destitute without our assistance!"
"My son George loved both his daughters equally," Arthur said softly, his eyes filled with profound grief. "And he knew you favored Kendra your entire life, Valerie. That is precisely why he gave me a duplicate copy of his signed, notarized original will three days before his death."
Kendra gasped, dropping her sunglasses onto the floor. "A duplicate copy?"
Arthur pulled a second set of documents from the yellow folder—a parchment document bound with a red wax seal.
"The original will states that the upstate house, the two-million-dollar life insurance payout, and the family investment portfolio were to be placed in an untouchable trust for Naomi and any future children she might have," Arthur declared firmly.
Naomi’s breath hitched in her chest. "Two million dollars? Mom told me Dad died with zero assets and fifty thousand in debt!"
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Marcus stood up, his tall frame towering over Valerie. "You let my wife suffer through a high-risk pregnancy, working extra shifts until she was so exhausted she crashed her car—all while you were sitting on two million dollars meant for her?"
👉 Read PART 5 to see Valerie's reaction when Marcus threatened to call the police!
