“His creditors took the main warehouse and all the heavy transport equipment.”

Brenda opened her fountain pen cap with a sharp click and signed the receipt ledger.

“He went back to Savannah to run a scaled-down lumber yard on the edge of town,” Brenda said.

“It’s a fraction of his former business.”

I adjusted the wedding ring on my left hand while I considered the figures.

“And Samantha?” I asked.

“She moved to Charlotte last month,” Brenda said.

“Her personal debt settlement fell through after Douglas lost his credit lines.