stay downstairs.
I’ll contribute more to the house.
Then came one final message.
Susan read it twice.
She honestly didn’t know the house was separate property in your name.
Susan stared at the screen.
Then she typed six words.
I know she didn’t. You did.
She silenced her phone.
The following morning, Susan met attorney Patricia Coleman in downtown Raleigh.
She brought everything.
The deed.
Inheritance records.
Tax statements.
Renovation receipts.
Utility bills.
Insurance records.
Five years of household financial statements.
Patricia reviewed the documents before looking across the desk.
