The Indigo Solution by Patricia Rice

Author:Patricia Rice [Rice, Patricia]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Book View Cafe

Fifteen

“There are rubber gloves under the kitchen sink.” Officious Lawyer held his arm out to keep anyone from touching the envelope.

Loretta was up and scampering for the kitchen before anyone could tell her to. Maybe Indigo children were particularly obedient, Evie thought—or kept the peace by doing as told. That didn’t sound like Loretta.

“I’ll make a believer out of her yet.” But obviously, she would never make a believer of Jax. He scowled as if she’d committed third-degree burglary.

Sitting down, Evie crossed her legs and studied the ordinary 8x10 mustard-colored envelope. “I’d kind of hoped for gold and jewelry, myself. Would there have been a finder’s fee?”

“Immaterial now. How did you get the combination? Did John give it to one of his relatives? You don’t need the hocus-pocus with me.” As if she hadn’t just performed a miracle, Jax returned to searching the desk. He pulled out the drawers, checked the undersides, and inspected them and the interior, presumably for more hiding places.

“Why on earth would I bother with hocus pocus if I had the combination? That’s stupid. I’m not stupid, and I’m damned tired of people thinking I am. Where did the liquor go?” Dying to tear into the envelope, Evie turned her always divided attention to the open, empty, liquor cabinet.

“I took the liquor home and credited the value against my bill. The estate sale people can’t sell liquor without a license.” He slammed a drawer back into the desk.

“Short-sighted of you. One never knows when alcohol will come in handy in a haunted house.” Evie smiled at her worried ward as Loretta ran back with rubber gloves. “We’ll go upstairs next and gather your books and things.”

Loretta plopped down beside her and waited expectantly.

Jax pulled the gloves on over his big hands and unfastened the envelope closure. Several folded, yellowed documents tumbled out.

“My mother saw old deeds,” Evie murmured as Jax delicately flattened one document with his gloved hand.

He made no comment on her mother’s vision. She peered over his shoulder. Even she could tell the first bundle he opened was a deed. “Is it legal?”

“They’re notarized. An exact copy should have been filed with the deed registrar.” Jax opened the next. A similar document unfolded.

“Does Loretta own even more property than you knew about?”

“Same properties, if I’m remembering the descriptions correctly. But I think this one. . .” He got out his phone and began scrolling through photos. He held up one for her to see. “This is the county’s deed register. Compare the photo with what’s on this deed.”

Taking a deep breath, Evie gathered her concentration and brought both photo and paper into focus. It didn’t take a minute to see the difference. “I’m not a surveyor. I don’t know what the lot line description means. But the amount of acreage on the deed I’m holding is considerably less than in the book photo.”

“And the register number in the book is a lot older, which means the older, larger lot in the deed book may have been divided or sold.

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