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it when I went in there looking for your old land deed,” she said, her voice dry. “Julian said you couldn’t remember where you put the original papers, so I thought I would help search.”

“The deed is not in the shed, Nicole,” I said. “And you had no business digging through my storage spaces.”

“We are only trying to protect you, Clara,” she said, stepping continue reading …