Chapter 7

The financial motive appeared within a day.
Alicia found emails Vanessa had sent to a real estate agent.
My husband’s mother is in declining mental condition. We may need to sell quickly.
Another email:
Once she is formally moved to assisted living, can the life estate be removed?
My stomach turned.
Vanessa had not only wanted Mom out of the kitchen.
She wanted her out of the house.
Out of the legal paperwork.
Out of the way.
Then came the search history from the laptop she left behind but tried to wipe.
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She had been building a story.
Mom confused.
Mom difficult.
Mom unsafe.
Mom needed facility placement.
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Then the house could sell.
My wife had turned my mother’s age into a weapon.