widened.
“Oh.”
Lena stared between them.
“What does that mean?”
Arthur looked directly at her.
“It means they were greedy.”
“I already know that.”
“No,” Arthur replied. “You don’t understand.”
He tapped the page.
“They didn’t simply steal your apartment.”
“What?”
“They altered a registered contract.”
Lena blinked.
The words barely registered.
“What does that mean?”
Arthur smiled again.
This time the smile looked dangerous.
“It means they committed fraud.”
For the first time all night, hope appeared in Lena’s eyes.
Small.
Fragile.
But there.
Arthur pointed toward a signature
