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I sat down, placed my folders on the table, and with one quiet motion slid Brooke’s papers to the side.
“I appreciate your concern,” I said, and I meant the words to carry exactly the weight they did. “Truly.”
Then I opened the first folder and turned the deed toward them.
It was not the deed to the Seattle house.
Brooke’s composure held, but the smile continue reading …
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