No contract I had ever negotiated felt as important as that short email.

PART 7
On January second, a bank fraud specialist called to verify the disputed charges.

Julian joined the conversation after obtaining Maya’s agreement.

The specialist explained that simply canceling a card would not automatically reverse past transactions.

We would need to identify which expenditures were authorized, which were not, and supply supporting records.

The process could take time.

I went through each charge, line by line.

Five premium airfare bookings.