up the signed protective order.
“This is the court telling you that you cannot enter my home.”
Vivian laughed.
“Your home?”
I opened the blue folder and handed Daniel the deed.
His eyes moved across the page.
Owner: Claire Mercer Holdings LLC.
His face went blank.
“No,” he whispered. “We bought this together.”
“You signed the occupancy agreement three years ago when the bank rejected your refinance. You never read it.”
Vivian snatched the page.
“This is manipulation.”
“No. Manipulation was convincing me I owed you a European vacation.”
Daniel’s
