Chapter 6 - The House That Refused to FallThe legal attack began forty-eight hours later.
An emergency injunction was filed against the Vance estate.
Julian arrived with the documents.
“They’re trying to take the house.”
Martha’s face went pale.
For years, that house had been her prison.
Now, after Vanessa’s arrest, it had finally begun to feel like home again.
Leo looked through the window.
A black SUV was parked across the street.
It drove away the moment he noticed it.
“Victor Sterling,” Leo said.
Julian nodded.
The investigation into Vanessa’s financial activity had connected Victor to encrypted communications and offshore transfers.
But Leo knew Victor would not stop at paperwork.
So he prepared.
He upgraded the security systems.
Installed cameras.
Counter-surveillance equipment.
Protected Martha’s medical records.
Changed every access code.
And then he did something Martha did not expect.
He placed a new name on the front entrance.
MARTHA VANCE.
She looked at it for a long time.
“Why?”
Leo smiled.
“Because you spent too many years believing you didn’t belong here.”
Martha touched the letters.
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For the first time in years, she felt something dangerous.
Hope.
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