These entries recycle numbers from orders you actually signed months earlier.”

“Monica had the register.”

“And Trevor had authority to create vendor relationships.

We’re going to need bank records and source documents, not just accounting exports.”

Through Lena, we requested records from parties legally entitled or compelled to produce them.

We also sent preservation letters to relevant businesses, putting them on notice not to destroy documents potentially relevant to litigation.

I learned to wait for evidence without filling every silence with fear.

Waiting was still hard.