“Then do not sign anything else.”

She told me to bring the documents Monday morning.

And not to confront Tristan before we verified the lender, the application status, and the property records.

That was three days before Penelope’s wedding.

So while Tristan gave my seat to Corinne, he believed I was still the same woman who handled whatever problem he put in front of me.

He was wrong.

Not because I had become powerful overnight.