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Your mother glanced at it with bored irritation.

“What is that supposed to be?”

“A deed,” you said.

Bruno’s smile faded slightly.

Arturo reached for his glass again. “A deed to what? A parking spot?”

That got a few laughs.

You let them laugh.

You had learned long ago that people reveal the most when they believe they are winning.

You lifted the document.

“A condo in Boston,” you said. “Two bedrooms. Paid in full. Back Bay. No mortgage. No liens. No debt.”

The room changed.

Your mother’s hand froze on her pearls.

Arturo’s glass stopped halfway to his mouth.

Bruno sat up.

Someone whispered, “Back Bay?”

You continued, voice steady.

“Current appraised value is $1.2 million.”

A woman near the cake table gasped.

Your mother stared at the key.

For one second, greed moved across her face before she could hide it.

That hurt more than the insult.

Not surprise.

Not regret.

Greed.

Arturo recovered first.