Iris Held On to Her Paid-Off Title When Her Father Threatened to Call the Police

“That’s the original title, cleared and paid in full from my personal checking account,” I said.

I placed the second sleeve beside the first.

Inside was the official temporary registration permit issued by the California Department of Motor Vehicles two weeks earlier, with my new Sacramento home address.

“That’s my current California registration, legally recorded in my name alone,” I said.

I placed the third sleeve on the table.

Inside was a six-page typed document with the verified transcript of four voicemails left on my phone, complete with exact timestamps, phone numbers, and location logs from my engineering notebook.

“And that’s the transcript of the message where you threatened to file a false stolen vehicle report if I didn’t sign over my personal property to pay down Chelsea’s loan balance,” I said.