Chapter 10 - The Meltdown
"What... what is she doing here?" Evan stammered, looking frantically between Marcus and Dave. "Dave, this is my crazy mother-in-law. Ignore her, let's just finish the paperwork!"
Dave pulled out a badge and set it on the table. "I'm not Dave the buyer, Evan. I'm a private investigator hired to document real estate fraud. And you just signed a fraudulent contract on tape."
Margaret leaped to her feet, her chair crashing to the floor. "You set us up! You evil, vindictive woman!" she screamed, pointing a shaking finger at me. "That house belongs to my son! He paid the taxes!"
"Paying the taxes out of a joint account funded primarily by my daughter doesn't transfer a deed, Margaret," I said calmly. "It just makes you a tenant. And as the legal owner of the property, I am serving you with this."
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I pulled an official 30-day eviction notice from my folder and slid it across the table. But before they could even process that, Marcus dropped the real bombshell.
"Actually, Eleanor, they don't even get 30 days," Marcus interrupted. "Because Mr. Mercer here has committed felony fraud by attempting to sell a property he doesn't own, the police are waiting downstairs to escort him from the premises."
