CHAPTER 2 — THE SECRET BENEATH THE LAND
For months, she had secretly forged documents.
She claimed ownership of our mother's farm.
She had already signed preliminary agreements with developers.
A multi-million-dollar shopping center was supposed to rise on the property.
Investors were celebrating.
Lawyers were preparing contracts.
My sister walked around the mansion as if she were already a billionaire.
Then my mother slowly lifted her head.
For the first time, she smiled.
A calm.
Strange.
Knowing smile.
"You never researched the land properly," she said quietly.
My sister laughed.
"What difference does that make now?"
My mother looked directly at her.
"Because the land was never mine to sell."
The room fell silent.
For the first time, uncertainty appeared in my sister's eyes.
Then we heard sirens.
Vehicles pulled into the driveway.
Police officers stepped out.
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Along with land investigators carrying boxes of historical records.
And suddenly, everything changed.
