We cancelled our lease! Chloe is pregnant and we have nowhere to cook or wash! This is destruction of property! We are calling the police!”
“Go right ahead, Mark,” I chuckled softly. “Because while you’re talking to the cops, you might also want to explain why there’s a heavy legal Lien placed on the entire country house title as of two hours ago.”
The line went silent for five long seconds. The smug confidence Mark had shown at dinner two nights earlier disappeared.
“What… what do you mean a lien?”
