called him back.
“I handled the paperwork,” I said calmly. “The kind that reflects reality.”
Part 4: The Brigade Ball
That evening, I returned to the house to find all four of them waiting. Richard demanded money to settle the developer dispute, while Chloe accused me of being selfish and destroying everything over a house. Vance warned me that this could still be handled quietly.
I tapped my phone to stop the recording of their demands.
“You have exactly seven days to vacate my property,” I said. “After that, you’re trespassing.”
“This is my house,” Richard snapped.
“No,” I said. “It’s not.”
I left and checked into a quiet hotel room, blocking all their numbers. Over the next few days, the consequences hit hard: their car insurance policies were canceled, their cell phone plans were cut off, and Vance was pulled out of formation by military police, his security clearance
