your property record filed three days ago. It transfers full ownership of the Sterling estate to Arthur and Wendy Sterling.”
Grandma went completely still.
Before the clerk could explain further, my phone started ringing again.
Dad.
I tapped speakerphone right there at the counter.
“Where are you, Dad?”
Arthur’s voice came through, artificially strained and dramatic.
“Ivan! Thank God you picked up! Your mother and I are frantic. Your grandmother wandered off during lunch! We went to the restroom and she was gone. We’ve been searching for hours—”
“Stop lying,
