explain after the commitments came in.”
Commitments.
The word turned my stomach.
Maya called back on the other line.
One investor had already wired $400,000 into an escrow account after receiving the booklet.
A second had signed a letter of intent.
Both documents referred to Northstar’s supposed participation.
“Do not go to that ballroom,” Maya said. “Do not say anything that could be interpreted as confirming the deal.”
I repeated that to my parents.
Dad exploded.
“You would let your own father lose everything over paperwork?”
Then Olivia screamed
