Three Weeks After Lucas Was Gone, Charles Claimed the House on Maple Street
“He did.
This morning.
The phone rang once and stopped.” Courtney’s eyes went to my coat pocket.
“You were busy.”
I took the envelope.
The paper inside was two pages, stapled, with Charles’s signature at the bottom.
A notary seal pressed through the second page.
“Appraisal access within ten days,” Courtney said.
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