We returned to the agenda.

PART 7 — What Was Mine Before

Douglas asked me to come to his office on a Thursday afternoon.

There were revised settlement papers to review.

Zachary’s counsel had responded to the account tracing, the property records, and the separate corporate developments.

The room looked exactly as it had that first day: the same chairs, the same legal pad, the same coffee machine making more noise than necessary.

It felt different to sit there with an appointment instead of an emergency.