# **They Mocked the Woman Who Came to Feed Them. By Winter’s End, Every Man at Grady Ranch Would Know Who She Truly Was.**NVP
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Chapter 5 - A Twisted Legal Web
The rider delivered news that struck the ranch like thunder. A powerful syndicate of investors from Boston had filed a claim against Grady Ranch, asserting that Silas had put up the land as collateral for a massive loan fifteen years ago. Because the original land grant bore the late Margaret’s maiden name, the syndicate argued that neither Coulter nor his newly discovered daughters had the legal standing to cancel the debt. If twenty thousand dollars in gold was not paid by midsummer, the entire valley would be confiscated by federal marshals.
