“My friend,” the lawyer said urgently, “I have shocking news. Your wife is trying to sell your house—the big one. She is about to sign a contract with a buyer.”
Obie’s father was furious.
“Sell my house? The family home? The house I built myself? That is impossible. I never agreed to such a thing. She cannot sell my property.”
“I know,” the lawyer said. “That is why I called you immediately. I have a bad feeling about this. These papers look suspicious. You need to come to my office at once.”
“We are on our way,” Obie’s father said without hesitation.
Now fully recovered and thinking clearly, he rushed to meet the lawyer, with Obie by his side.
At the lawyer’s office, the man spread out a pile of documents on his desk.
“Look at these,” he said, pointing to various signatures and stamps. “Your wife has been using fake documents. These signatures are not yours, and these official stamps are forged. She is trying to sell your property illegally.”
Obie’s father stared at the papers in shock and anger.
“This is terrible. She forged my signature. This is a crime.”
Standing beside him, Obie felt both anger and relief. His stepmother’s true nature was finally being exposed.
“This is all the evidence we need,” the lawyer said. “We must inform the police immediately.”
Within hours, the police became involved. They examined the documents and confirmed that they were fake. They confronted Obie’s stepmother.
She tried to deny everything, shouting and protesting, but the evidence was overwhelming.
“I didn’t do anything wrong!” she screamed as the police led her away. “This is a mistake. You can’t do this to me!”
Obie stepped forward with a calm smile.
“A mistake? No. Your true intentions have finally been exposed.”
She glared at him, her eyes blazing.
“You little rat. This is all your fault, meddling in things that do not concern you.”
“I belong here,” Obie replied steadily. “This is my father’s house, and you tried to steal it. You tried to steal everything from us, just as you tried to steal our peace and happiness.”
“Peace and happiness?” she laughed wildly as the officers held her. “You were both a burden. I was only taking what should have been mine.”
