Chapter 5 - Mark Had Already Filed Something
Rachel’s attorney had pulled county records that morning.
There was an attempted deed filing.
Rejected.
The signature did not match enough for automated verification.
The acknowledgment section was defective.
But the document existed.
My name appeared on it.
So did Mark’s.
I stared at the scan.
“I never signed this.”
Mark said nothing.
The restaurant manager had already called police after the assault.
Rachel handed the officer a copy.
The forged signature looked similar to mine because it came from a real source.
A birthday card.
One I had written to Emily two years earlier.
The camera footage later showed Mark photographing old cards from a drawer in my study.
May you like
He had not just pressured me.
He had practiced replacing my consent.
