Dina leaned back with a smirk. “Guess your parents knew who could handle responsibility.”
My stomach dropped. The lawyer said the document appeared legitimate, and within days, Dina showed up at the house — champagne in hand — telling me I had 24 hours to move out. I stood there in shock, surrounded by the ghosts of my parents’ life, clutching the peace lily like it could somehow protect me.
The next morning, as I stood outside with two suitcases and nowhere to go, a sleek black limo pulled up. The driver opened the door, and out stepped a tall man in a gray suit.
“Rachel?” he said.
It took me a moment. “Uncle Mike?”
My dad’s younger brother — the one who’d vanished years ago after a family feud.
He handed me his phone, showing a Facebook post. It was Dina — posing in front of my house, sunglasses on, champagne glass raised. The caption read: “New beginnings. Finally taking what was meant for me.”
Mike sighed. “Your father would’ve hated this. So I started digging.”
Moments later, two police cars rolled up behind his limo. My heart pounded. Mike looked calm. “Stay close. You’re about to get your house back.”
We walked to the door. Dina opened it with her usual smugness. “Oh, look who’s back,” she said.
Mike didn’t flinch. He handed her a folder. “This is proof you forged the will. The lawyer you used isn’t real, the signature was faked, and the payments all trace back to your account.”
Her face went white. “You can’t prove that!”
“Oh, but we already did,” Mike said just as the officers stepped forward.
Dina’s arrogance crumbled. The handcuffs clicked, her drink spilled down her red dress, and she screamed as they led her away.
Mike turned to me. “You’re not alone anymore, kid.”
Three months later, the truth came out in court. The original will left everything to me. The judge called Dina’s actions “a shocking act of betrayal.” She lost everything — her reputation, her freedom, and the family she’d tried to cheat.
I moved back home. At first, it felt too quiet. But over time, the silence turned into peace. I hung Dad’s blueprints in his workshop, planted herbs in the kitchen like Mom used to, and watched her peace lily bloom again.
One morning, Mike stopped by with coffee. “So, lady of the house,” he said with a grin.
I smiled. “Feels like I finally have peace — literally.”
He laughed. “Your mom used to say karma’s slow, but she’s thorough.”
Looking at the sunlight spilling across the living room floor, I finally understood what she meant. Karma doesn’t always knock — sometimes it pulls up in a limo and puts life right back where it belongs.
Because in the end, the truth always finds its way home.
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