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Within an hour, professional mechanics swarmed our home.
They thoroughly inspected every car Mom usually drove, discovering worn brake lines on each vehicle.
As the mechanics put it, failure to detect this could’ve led to unimaginable disasters on the road.
But how did Mom know about the car issues? Was it because of that phone call?
As I pondered, Mom summoned all six brothers with an icy glare.
“Explain this.” She pointed at the inspected cars.
The eldest brother asked, bewildered.
“Mom, we don’t know what happened” Mom gripped his chin.
“Still playing/tough?”
“The whistleblower already called me. Still denying?” Panic flickered across his face before composure returned.
“What whistleblower? Someone’s framing us, Mom.” Hmpf-
Mom let out a cold laugh.
“Seems you won’t give up until all hope is lost.”
“Come out now.”
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Under everyone’s gaze, Katherine Hernandez emerged from the shadows.
Her!
The brothers paled instantly.
“Mom, I overheard them plotting to sabotage your car so you’d die horribly.”
“Here’s video proof if you doubt me.” The footage showed six figures sneaking into Mom’s garage.
They tampered with car parts while eagerly whispering:
“That old witch won’t escape this time.”
“Once she’s dead, I’ll sell Betty to that lonely creep. Serves her right for getting me beaten bloody.”
As the video ended, the brothers turned ghostly white,
They desperately knelt before Mom.
“Mom, we were bewitched by that bitch Katherine!”
“Forgive us! We’ll swear loyalty and protect Betty forever!”
Mom couldn’t even spare them a glance now.
She stared coldly at Katherine from her chair.
“Confess. What other schemes have you hidden?”
Katherine bit her lip, shaking her head–daring not mention my beating.
Mom studied her with interest.
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“Weren’t you closest to these six? Why betray them now?”
Katherine kept her head low, voice trembling.
“No company would hire me after you banished me.”
“I’ve lived like a rat in sewers, hiding in shadows.“.
“This was my only path back to daylight.”
A satisfied nod from Mom.
“Take it. Five million for your troubles.”
Katherine clutched the check, kowtowing fervently.
“Never let me see you again.”
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As she turned to leave, I slammed my long–held USB drive onto the table.
“Mom, I need to speak.
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