Doña Victoria didn’t look up from her porcelain coffee cup.

“They can’t freeze a credit line that was officially renewed in January.”

“They can if the main land lease is in default,” Oscar said, turning a crisp parchment page.

“Clause fourteen triggered an automatic debt freeze the minute the divorce decree was stamped yesterday.”

Doña Victoria set her cup down so hard that coffee sloshed onto the polished tabletop.

“Alejandro, did you check who held the lease before you signed the debt guarantee three years ago?”

Alejandro tugged at his shirt collar and adjusted his gold watch strap.