Chapter 21
Courtney was stummed for a moment, looking up at Carl and using sign language to ask. “Veral What right does she have to…
“After you disappeared, Austin applied for a death certificate. That old mansion became Austin’s property. After he remarried Vera, she became his legal wife. But for her to sell the house, she would have lud to get Austin’s approval, Carl said.
“Without his consent, there’s no way she could have sold it,” he added.
It turned out that the Edwards family’s old mansion had been sold off by Austin and Vera together.
“That house, valued at nearly 30 million dollars, was sold for only 200 million. They probably needed money urgently, Carl continued.
Lorraine angrily cursed, “Those scumbags, they deserve to be struck by lighting, to never have peace
Carl tried to calm Lorraine down. “Now’s not the time to get angry Courtney, if you want to minimize the damage, you’ll have to rely on Austin’s conscience. But divorcing him will reveal his true character..
Carl didn’t finish his sentence. After all, it wasn’t hard to see that Austin was not the type of person who had any conscience, especially since he had remarried so quickly alter Courtney’s disappearance, let alone that he had a five–year old child with Vera
Courtney remained silent, offering no response. She never could have imagined that Austin would go so far, that he would be so ruthless.
“Courtney,” Carl continued, “you still have one way to minimize the risk. That is… not to divorce Austin. Try to talk to him, talk about your feelings, or about anything, but don’t divorce him for now”
“This way, his marriage to Vera will be invalid. If it’s invalid, she won’t be able to spend the money that belongs to both you and Austin” Carl suggested that Courtney not divorce Austin just yet.
“Staying married to that scumbag will make you miserable for the rest of your life! Lorraine clenched her fists in anger. I never thought he was that kind of person!”
“He is not a local in Henisburg, and he didn’t pay much for the house Courtney and he bought together. Now he and that bitch lived in it The more Lorraine thought about it, the angrier she became, her body siraking with fury.
Carl sighed. Sometimes, marriage was an unsolvable problem.
[I’ll talk to Austin. I want to see just how much he can shock me, Courtney typed, her eyes reddened. “Thank you both. I handle it from here. I don’t care about the rest, but the old mansion can’t be sold
“Oh, there’s one more possibility,” Carl suddenly remembered. “If your parents wrote a will before they passed, and it states that all their assets go to you, that could help.”
“Courtney!” Lorraine exclaimed. “Your parents loved you so much. If it really was a suicide, and they didn’t know if you were alive or dead, they definitely would have written a will! The police report said it was a suicide!
Courney’s breath caught as she looked at Carl. She had overlooked that. Courtney’s parents were both well–educated and understood the importance of a will.
There was no way they would have committed suicide without leaving a will. If there was no will, it could only mean one thing–there was something suspicious about her parents‘ deaths.
If there was no will, Courtney’s parents absolutely didn’t commit suicide.
[My grandfather’s will says the old mansion belongs to me. It’s under my name, and it’s my premarital property] Courtney typed to tell Carl.
Carl let out a relieved sigh. “That’s great! So Austin used your death certificate to claim your inheritance and then sell it off
Luckily for Courtney, the old mansion could be reclaimed, and Courtney’s parents‘ inheritance could be partially recovered, even without a will. The marital house could also be reclaimed for half.
“Courney.” Lorraine took a deep breath, understanding the implication of Courtney’s words. Even with the heavy losses, she had made up her mind to divorce Austin.
“Are you really going to divorce him? Isn’t that just giving him and Vera an advantage? If it were me, I’d stay married to him just to piss them off.” Lorraine said through her tears.
But Courtney’s character didn’t allow her to stay in a toxic relationship. She just wanted to get away from Austin as quickly as possible.
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I suspect my parents‘ deaths weren’t a suicide,] Courtney typed, showing Carl her phone. [My parents would never have commined suicide without seeing my body first. Absolutely not, I know them.]
lice officer and a detective, had his suspicions, too, but he hadn’t dared to say anything to Courtney, fearing it would upset her
Carl, being a police further.
“The case was ruled a suicide, but I’ve requested the files, although it’s not my case. Strangely, the people in the archives have been stalling. I have the same suspicion as you, Carl admitted, voicing his doubts that Courtney’s parents had died by suicide.
“As a police officer, I have to suspect anyone who stands to gain, and Austin… Carl took a deep breath. “You need to be prepared”
If Courtney’s parents were murdered, Austin would be the prime suspect.
“Courtney!” Lorraine cried out, rushing to hold her as Courtney staggered, unable to stand.
Courtney shook her head, her whole body trembling uncontrollably.
Carl sighed, wanting to help Lorraine support Courtney, but Courtney, with bloodshot eyes, shook her head and weakly knelt before the
once more.
gravestone
Her trembling fingers touched her parents tombstone, Mom, Dad, I’m sorry. I’m such an unworthy daughter she whispered in her heart The sorrow and frustration in her chest became too much to bear, and Courtney suddenly coughed up blood before collapsing into unconsciousness.
“Courtney!” Both Lorraine and Carl shouted.
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