She Outshines Them All

She Outshines 366



At this moment, Gavin had just come out of the police station and was walking toward the station with his son, munching on a bagel along the way. Hamza, scrolling on his phone as they walked, suddenly let out a loud yell. He thrust his phone toward Gavin, saying excitedly, "Dad, check Facebook Gavin looked at the phone screen and was so shocked he dropped his bagel. He yelled, "How could this be possible? The title deed is with Grandpa, Nearby pedestrians turned to stare at him, startled by his outburst.

Ignoring their looks, he quickly dialed Maria's number. When she picked up, he shouted, "I saw the photo you posted. Did you go with Joel to transfer "I already told you that property was ours! How could you go behind our backs and just hand it over to Joel?"

Maria feigned surprise and replied, "Yesterday morning, Joel told me you'd all discussed it and decided to give the relocation property to their family, w "This morning, he even brought the title deed along. Why would there be any problem with that?"

With that, she sent Gavin a screenshot of her conversation with Joel from yesterday morning on iMessage.

In the screenshot, Joel had written: [Maria, we've made a decision. The relocation property will go to our family. And in return, we'll take care of the eld The message continued: [I'm injured and getting treated at the clinic, so I'll grab my identity documents later tonight. Tomorrow morning, let's head ove This screenshot was skillfully fabricated by Athena, leaving no trace of alteration.

Gavin had always looked down on Maria, an orphan who had grown up depending on others. So, he had only been in contact with Arthur lately, never Now, looking at the screenshot, he was so infuriated he nearly jumped up, shouting, "Joel is lying!"

Gavin continued, "Just yesterday morning, I told Arthur that our family's decision was for the relocation property to stay with us, and we would give Joe Maria sounded hurt as she replied, "But Joel and his

wife were injured yesterday. I went to the clinic early yesterday to check on them, paid their medical bills, and helped them get a hotel room. I was com She continued, "Mikayla was playing on my phone and accidentally broke it, so I had to get it fixed and didn't have a phone all day. I never even saw A "Last night, I was with my mom at the hospital and only got my phone back this morning, so I had no idea about what you're saying."

Known for her honesty, Maria had Gavin completely convinced Without a second thought, he directed all his anger at Joel, cursing him while hurrying

"You absolutely cannot let him transfer that property or your family will be duped by him!

I'm heading back to Kitmore City right now, chartering a ride. I should be there in three hours. Wait for me."

Gavin added, "Right, Hamza, call your great-grandfather and ask why the title deed is in Joel's hands..."

Seeing that Gavin'd fallen for the trap, Maria quickly said, "Alright, I'll find a way to stop Joel from completing the transfer. You should come quickly and Gavin's voice boomed down the entire street. "Don't worry. I'll back you up! The eldest son has always been the head of the family. Joel is insane to th Maria replied, "Okay, I'll wait for you all to come."

Hanging up, she calmly slipped out of the fire escape, rejoining Joel and his wife in line to continue waiting with them.

In the line ahead of Joel and his wife, at least half of the people were Athena's accomplices. They were there to intentionally. delay proceedings and e Joel couldn't complete the property transfer.

While waiting in line, Maria received a message from Gavin.

Gavin called her to ask for her exact location and informed her, "Grandpa said he never gave Joel the title deed. It must have been Isla, who stole it la "He, my father, and my wife are on their way to the housing office now. Under no circumstances can you let Joel transfer the property!"

Maria replied, "It's almost our turn, but I'll do my best to stall."

Gavin was pleased, saying, "If you handle this well, I'll treat you like my own sister."

Maria gave a slight smile, hung up, and went back to scrolling on her phone.

A few minutes later, she received a new message: [Maria. Ronan and his family have arrived.]

Maria replied: [Got it, thanks.]

Then, she sent a quick message to the temporary group chat.

Immediately, the "insiders" in front of Joel left, allowing Joel and his wife to move up to the second spot in line. Delighted, they couldn't contain their excitement. "Our luck's

over

amazing! We'll make it before

closing time."

Two minutes later, it was finally Joel and his wife's turn.

Beaming, they eagerly handed the title deed, ID cards, documents, and completed paperwork to the clerk.

Just as the clerk reached for the documents, Gavin's wife suddenly burst onto the scene, forcefully snatching the documents and clutching them tightly "You had the nerve to trick Maria and even steal the title deed. Shameless!"

Behind her were Ronan and Quentin, both catching their breath

Ronan sighed. "Joel, you tricked us into helping with your kid, only to steal our title deed. This isn't right."

Quentin shook his head, adding, "We all agreed the house would go to Gavin. How could you go behind our backs, change the decision, and sneak over here to process the transfer?"

Exposed, Joel and his wife felt no remorse. Instead, they looked at the elders with resentment.

Joel angrily retorted, "The house belongs to Aunt Claire's family, so she gets the final say! She said she would give the house to us, so it's ours! Who a Isla joined in, snapping, "You had the numbers and beat us so badly. Did we have a choice but to go along? But we've never respected any of you." Gavin's wife shot back, "If Aunt Claire wanted to give the house to her family, it would go to her parents, and we're the ones looking after Ronan and V She pointed at Joel, accusing. "Ronan's, Violet's, and our identity documents disappeared. Did you steal them to prevent us from transferring the owne With the inefficient procedures in their small town, new identity documents might take a long time.

On top of that, Ronan and Violet would have to be there in person to get the new identity documents, which would be an endless hassle. It would take Just the thought of it all made her resent Joel's family even more.

Their argument grew so intense that the entire property office was alerted. Onlookers were watching, whispering, and speculating, while security and s But with the life-changing relocation house on the line, no one in the Stevens family would back down just for the sake of appearances, Seeing that closing time was fast approaching, Joel grew even more desperate and furious, pointing at Gavin's wife, shouting, "Hand over the property

Realizing her own family's identity documents were missing, meaning they couldn't process the transfer anytime soon, Gavin's wife made a bold move. She grabbed Joel's- identity documents and tore them up, sneering. "You took our identity documents? I'll tear up yours! There's no way you're taking our house!"

Seeing their plans crumble, Joel and Isla lost all sense of control.

Joel shouted, "You bitch! You accuse me of stealing your identity documents and you even rip ours to shreds. Are you insane?"

Furious, Joel pushed past the security guards holding him back, stormed over, knocked Gavin's wife to the ground, and kicked her twice with all his strContent provided by NôvelDrama.Org.