“This is Claire’s doing! She’s jealous of her brother!”
Rachel muted the video.
Five minutes later, Chloe called me.
“Tell me this isn’t true.”
“It’s true.”
“Ethan said you promised him the apartment.”
“I never did.”
“He said the deed was already signed.”
“It was forged.”
There was a long silence.
Then she whispered, “He told my parents he owned it.”
“I’m sorry.”
Chloe canceled the wedding.
The investigation uncovered even more than I had expected.
Victor admitted that he had notarized the document without witnessing my signature.
Emails showed that Dad had helped establish E&C Holdings, while Mom had provided the old trust document containing my scanned signature.
Ethan eventually pleaded guilty to charges connected to the assault and property-fraud scheme.
Dad and Victor also entered guilty pleas in the financial case.
Mom avoided incarceration under her agreement, but she received probation and was ordered to pay restitution.
