There was no proof Grant intended physical harm.
Naomi was careful about that.
A cruel message was not evidence of a murder plan.
But it was enough for Camille to change her estate and medical
arrangements immediately.
Her child would be protected.
Her inherited property would not pass through Grant by assumption.
And Grant would not control her medical decisions if she became
incapacitated.
PART 8
In the ICU waiting area, Grant demanded to see the documents.
Naomi refused.
“You’ll receive whatever you’re legally entitled to receive through
proper channels.”
“I’m her husband.”
“Yes.”
“That house is mine.”
“No.”
“I have the deed.”
Naomi looked directly at him.
“The purported deed is disputed.”
Grant stopped.
Brooke whispered:
“What does that mean?”
Naomi answered:
“It means Camille reported the signature as unauthorized before entering
the hospital.”
Evelyn sat down.
Grant said:
“She signed it.”
“Then there should be no problem authenticating it.”
Silence.
Naomi continued:
“The notary identified on the document has also been contacted.”
Grant’s face lost color.
PART 9
The baby was in the neonatal intensive care unit.
Small.
Stable.
Alive.
Camille remained unconscious.
For forty-eight hours, Grant tried to control the narrative.
He told relatives Camille had suffered “unexpected complications.”
He did not mention Brooke.
He did not mention the disputed deed.
He did not mention the medical directive.
Then Tasha documented what she had overheard in accordance with hospital
procedures after discussing it with her supervisor.
The note did not accuse Grant of a crime.
It recorded a concerning statement relevant to the circumstances.
“If she doesn’t make it, the house is already in my name.”
That sentence would later matter.
Not as proof that Grant caused Camille’s medical emergency.
He did not.
The placental abruption was a medical catastrophe.
But the sentence showed what occupied his mind while his wife was dying.
PART 10
On the third morning, Camille opened her eyes.
Dr. Brooks was beside her.
“You’re at Northbridge.”
Camille tried to speak.
Nothing came out.
“You had a severe hemorrhage. Your heart stopped. We performed an
emergency delivery.”
Camille’s eyes widened.
The baby.
Dr. Brooks understood.
“Your daughter is alive.”
Camille began crying.
“She’s stable.”
Camille closed her eyes.
Then opened them again.
Her lips formed one word.
Grant?
Dr. Brooks hesitated.
“He is here.”
Camille shook her head.
No.
Dr. Brooks leaned closer.
“You don’t want him in the room?”
Camille shook her head again.
No.
That decision was documented too.
PART 11
Danielle was allowed in later.
She held Camille’s hand.
“The baby is beautiful.”
Camille whispered:
“Did he…”
Her voice was barely audible.
“The house?”
Danielle understood.
“Naomi stopped everything.”
Camille began crying.
“Brooke?”
“She was here.”
Camille closed her eyes.
Danielle wanted to say something comforting.
Instead she told the truth.
“Grant thought you were going to die.”
Camille looked at her.
“And?”
Danielle hesitated.
“He didn’t react like a husband who was afraid to lose you.”
Camille turned her face toward the window.
One tear moved down her cheek.
“I know.”
Sometimes heartbreak arrives before the evidence.
Sometimes evidence only gives it a name.
PART 12
The deed investigation moved quickly.
The notary stamp was real.
The notarization was not.
The notary, an older man named Harold Finch, said he had never met
Camille.
His commission information had been copied from public records.
The electronic filing had been submitted through a document service.
Payment traced to a business account controlled by Grant’s friend,
attorney Kevin Mercer.
Kevin initially claimed administrative error.
Then Naomi produced Camille’s original signature samples.
A forensic examiner found significant inconsistencies.
Grant insisted Camille had authorized him to handle the transfer.
Camille denied it.
The purported deed became the center of civil litigation and a separate
investigation.
The house remained protected while the dispute proceeded.
PART 13
Then came the company shares.
Camille was not a billionaire heiress.
She owned thirty-eight percent of Price Biomedical Supply, a regional
company founded by her late father.
Danielle owned another thirty-eight percent.
Their mother’s trust held the rest.
Grant had no ownership.
He had convinced Brooke otherwise.
He told her Camille’s shares would pass to him if Camille died.
That had once been partially possible under an older estate plan.
Not anymore.
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