Avery Came Home From Overseas and Found Her Name on the Lake Deed

She held a three-page document in her right hand and didn’t move aside when I reached the bottom step.

“You tried to humiliate Brandon in front of Eleanor Gable,” Victoria said.

“I stated a fact from Dad’s corporate charter,” I said.

She held out the three-page document, her thumb pressing hard into the top margin.

“This is a quitclaim deed for any personal or residential claims on Lake Anne parcel four,” Victoria said.

“You’ll sign it before noon today.”

“Parcel four is the guesthouse lot,” I said.