the sentence.
He didn’t need to.
Even Lena understood.
This wasn’t a mistake.
This was a crime.
The next morning everything exploded.
Victor filed emergency motions.
The court issued temporary orders.
Property transfers froze.
Financial records were subpoenaed.
Phone records were requested.
Email accounts were examined.
And suddenly the people who had laughed at Lena stopped laughing.
The landlord called first.
Then his lawyer.
Then the lawyer’s assistant.
Then three different representatives.
Everyone suddenly wanted to “resolve misunderstandings.”
Victor declined every conversation.
Forty-eight hours later, a judge reviewed the evidence.
