The paper was an official legal document stamped with a red seal.
Carter eyes scanned the header at the top of the crisp white page.
It was a authorization form from the local city mortuary service center.
His mother's full legal name was printed clearly across the top line.
Beneath her name was a signature authorizing immediate body transport and cremation.
The signature at the bottom did not belong to Evelyn Bennett at all.
It was signed in neat cursive by Chloe standard signature style.
Carter's heart sank into his chest as he read the scheduled time stamp.
Carter: The cremation is scheduled for today at two o'clock?
Chloe's face drained of all color as she stared directly at Carter.
Chloe: Carter, let me explain why that paper was inside my coat!
Carter: My mother is still breathing on this floor right now, Chloe!
Chloe: The doctors said last week that her heart was getting weaker!
Carter: The doctors never told me anything about her heart failing!
Elena: Because Chloe paid the home doctor to write fake medical reports!
Chloe spun around and glared at Elena with intense hatred in her eyes.
Chloe: You quiet little rat, you ruined everything I worked for!
Carter: Why would you order a cremation for a living human being?
Chloe: She was going to change her legal will tomorrow morning, Carter!
Carter stepped back toward his mother, his jaw tight with growing fury.
Carter: What will are you talking about, Chloe?
Elena: Your mother was leaving the entire estate to a veterans charity fund.
Chloe: That estate belongs to us, Carter, not to some random charity group!
Elena: Chloe forged your signature on the legal power of attorney papers.
Carter stared at the paper in his hands as tears filled his eyes.
He realized his girlfriend was trying to eliminate his mother for money.
If Evelyn died, Chloe would control the entire family trust fund immediately.
Carter: You are a monster, Chloe.
Chloe: I did this for our future together, Carter, you have to understand!
Before Carter could answer, the massive front doors creaked open once more.