Shock And Stunned Silence
What the hell is this? He yelled, the paper practically tearing under his tight grip. My mother’s eyes widened and her voice shook as she read, ‘She… owns the house?’ The atmosphere would feel thick with disbelief and a creeping knowledge. They were confronted with an unexpected reality, and I derived some little, hidden satisfaction from it.

Shock And Stunned Silence
Legal Confirmation
Marie’s voice came through the speakerphone clearly and calmly. Yes. Legally. Since midnight. I had given her contact information and the case number in my letter. Her statements were clearly authoritative. Every detail I’d planned had led up to this moment, and their world appeared to shrink around them. Finally, they were ensnared in a web they had no idea they had walked into.

Legal Confirmation