But she had already received a deed alert and reported the suspected forgery eleven days earlier. Investigators had collected the fake document, notary records, and other evidence before the sale money even cleared.
The innocent buyers received their money back, while Colby was eventually sentenced to nineteen months in prison. Even afterward, their parents focused on helping Colby rather than asking how their daughter was doing.
The following year, she sold the house legally and bought a new home with a garden. After decades of being underestimated while Colby was praised, she finally realized she no longer needed her family’s approval to know her own worth.
