The trial moved forward steadily, and the evidence left little room for doubt, revealing a calculated plan involving both Brittany and Evan to incapacitate our parents and quickly transfer ownership of the house.
They had forged documents, manipulated systems, and attempted to create a narrative that would implicate me as part of the process.
When the verdict was delivered, the courtroom felt heavy with finality.
Guilty.
Brittany showed no real remorse, only frustration that the plan had failed.
Afterward, my parents began the slow process of recovery, physically and emotionally, choosing to sell the house because it had become a place filled with betrayal instead of memories.
My mother read Brittany’s letters at first, searching for something that resembled the daughter she remembered, but eventually stopped.
My father said quietly one evening, “A person who loves you does not remove your alarms.”
That sentence stayed with me.
When news vans appeared outside the house, it became clear that the story had spread beyond our control.
While collecting the last of our belongings, I received a message from an unknown number asking to meet.
At a diner, we met a young real estate assistant named Tessa Monroe, who revealed that Brittany and Evan had attempted to arrange an off market sale using forged power of attorney documents.
She handed us copies as proof.
Later, I received a voicemail from an unknown man warning me to stop investigating or my parents would not survive the next attempt.
The voice was calm and unsettling.
It did not belong to Evan.
PART 7
That night, we stayed at my parents’ new apartment, but sleep was uneasy.
In the early hours, we heard movement outside and discovered a box placed on my father’s car.
Inside was a brand new carbon monoxide detector with no batteries and a note that read, “Safety is fragile.”
The message was clear. Someone else was involved. And they knew where we lived.
At a hardware store the next morning, a cashier revealed that a man had asked suspicious questions about gas buildup weeks earlier and had used a traceable account number.
The detective connected this to a man named Graham, an associate of Evan who specialized in handling things quietly.
When questioned, a contractor confirmed that Brittany had personally removed the detector batteries and that Graham had been involved behind the scenes.
The threat became more real.