{"id":8489,"date":"2026-10-01T17:09:55","date_gmt":"2026-10-01T17:09:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/feeleverystory.online\/?p=8489"},"modified":"2026-10-01T17:09:55","modified_gmt":"2026-10-01T17:09:55","slug":"part-5-the-first-formal-interview-revealed-marcus-had-chosen-me-carefully-but-one-forgotten-signature-put-corinne-in-greater-danger","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/feeleverystory.online\/?p=8489","title":{"rendered":"PART 5 \u2013 The First Formal Interview Revealed Marcus Had Chosen Me Carefully, but One Forgotten Signature Put Corinne in Greater Danger"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Rebecca insisted that I not go to the police station alone.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m not being arrested,\u201d I told her.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat is not the point.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat is the point?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe point is that people remember less accurately when they\u2019re frightened, interrupted, or made to feel they should know things they don\u2019t know. I want you comfortable enough to say, \u2018I don\u2019t remember,\u2019 when you don\u2019t.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Julian stood beside my front door holding my coat.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe\u2019s coming with us.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>I looked from one to the other.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWonderful. I\u2019ve acquired two parents.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Neither smiled.<\/p>\n<p>That told me how serious the morning was.<\/p>\n<p>The detectives had asked to speak with me after reviewing the messages recovered from Marcus\u2019s phone records and Corinne\u2019s accounts. Rebecca warned me that the interview would probably feel repetitive. Investigators often asked the same question several ways, not because they doubted a witness but because small details sometimes appeared only after memory had been approached from a different direction.<\/p>\n<p>I believed her.<\/p>\n<p>Still, by the time we reached the station, my palms were damp.<\/p>\n<p>The building smelled faintly of coffee and old carpet. A detective named Lena Ortiz met us in the lobby. She was younger than I expected, with a calm voice and a habit of looking directly at whoever was speaking.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMrs. Carter?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMavis is fine.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She smiled.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMavis, thank you for coming.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Her partner, Detective Howard Keene, joined us in a small conference room.<\/p>\n<p>Rebecca sat beside me.<\/p>\n<p>Julian started to take the chair on my other side.<\/p>\n<p>Ortiz stopped him gently.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMr. Carter, we\u2019ll speak with you separately.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>His eyes went to me.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m fine.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He hesitated.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJulian.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAll right.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He left with Keene.<\/p>\n<p>Ortiz placed a recorder on the table.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBefore we begin, I want to make something clear. If you don\u2019t remember something, say so. If you need a break, ask. And if a question confuses you, tell me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Rebecca gave me a small nod.<\/p>\n<p>The interview began with ordinary facts.<\/p>\n<p>My name.<\/p>\n<p>My address.<\/p>\n<p>How long I had lived in the house.<\/p>\n<p>My relationship to Julian.<\/p>\n<p>My relationship to Corinne.<\/p>\n<p>Then Marcus.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen did you first meet him?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt Julian and Corinne\u2019s engagement dinner.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat did you think of him?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>I considered the question.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe talked too much.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ortiz almost smiled.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAbout what?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBusiness.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat kind?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHis.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>I explained how Marcus could turn any conversation into a discussion of opportunities. A birthday dinner became a conversation about commercial real estate. A holiday barbecue became a lecture about tax strategy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDid he ever ask you for money?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDid he ever suggest an investment?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNot directly.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIndirectly?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>I remembered something.<\/p>\n<p>It arrived suddenly.<\/p>\n<p>Not a dramatic memory.<\/p>\n<p>A small one.<\/p>\n<p>We had been washing dishes after Thanksgiving dinner the previous year. Marcus stood near the kitchen doorway while I dried a serving plate.<\/p>\n<p>He had asked whether I kept much money in savings.<\/p>\n<p>I laughed and told him people my age did not discuss those things with charming men wearing expensive watches.<\/p>\n<p>He laughed too.<\/p>\n<p>At the time, I thought I had embarrassed him.<\/p>\n<p>Now I wondered whether I had merely denied him information.<\/p>\n<p>Ortiz wrote it down.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat else did he ask?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe asked whether the house was paid off.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Rebecca\u2019s eyes moved toward me.<\/p>\n<p>She knew that part.<\/p>\n<p>Ortiz did too.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDid you answer?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat did you say?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat my husband and I had paid it off years ago.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat was Marcus\u2019s reaction?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t remember exactly.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDid he seem surprised?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMaybe impressed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDid he ask whether you had ever borrowed against it?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>That question made me stop.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think so.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Rebecca leaned forward slightly.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTake your time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>I closed my eyes.<\/p>\n<p>Marcus had mentioned home equity.<\/p>\n<p>Not directly.<\/p>\n<p>He had said something about older homeowners sitting on valuable property while living on limited income.<\/p>\n<p>I remembered disliking the phrase.<\/p>\n<p>Sitting on valuable property.<\/p>\n<p>As though a home were wasted when someone simply lived in it.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYes,\u201d I said. \u201cHe talked about borrowing against houses.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDid you tell him you would consider it?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat did you say?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI told him if I needed money badly enough to gamble my home, I had probably already made several mistakes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ortiz looked at me for a moment.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat may have mattered.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>My stomach tightened.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhy?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She did not answer immediately.<\/p>\n<p>Instead she opened a folder.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve found evidence Marcus was gathering financial information about several older people connected to his business network.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSeveral?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt least five.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>I thought of the other reports Julian had mentioned.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWere they all robbed?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re still determining the extent of their losses.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>That careful answer frightened me more than a number would have.<\/p>\n<p>Ortiz slid a photocopy toward me.<\/p>\n<p>It was a list.<\/p>\n<p>Names.<\/p>\n<p>Addresses.<\/p>\n<p>Property estimates.<\/p>\n<p>A few notes.<\/p>\n<p>My name appeared near the bottom.<\/p>\n<p>MAVIS CARTER \u2014 HOME CLEAR. SON HAS CASH. RESISTANT.<\/p>\n<p>I read it twice.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat does \u2018resistant\u2019 mean?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe believe it refers to your unwillingness to use your home as collateral.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>I felt cold.<\/p>\n<p>Marcus had reduced me to three facts.<\/p>\n<p>A paid-off house.<\/p>\n<p>A wealthy son.<\/p>\n<p>An obstacle.<\/p>\n<p>Ortiz placed another page beside it.<\/p>\n<p>This one carried a handwritten note.<\/p>\n<p>Needs pressure first.<\/p>\n<p>Rebecca swore under her breath.<\/p>\n<p>I looked at the words.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPressure.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ortiz nodded.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe believe financial pressure may have been part of the plan.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The empty refrigerator returned to me.<\/p>\n<p>The heater I stopped using.<\/p>\n<p>The prescription bottle I stretched.<\/p>\n<p>I had already understood that Marcus expected me to struggle.<\/p>\n<p>Seeing it written was different.<\/p>\n<p>Someone had planned my fear.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat kind of person writes that?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>My voice sounded distant.<\/p>\n<p>Ortiz did not offer an opinion.<\/p>\n<p>Instead she asked, \u201cDid anyone ever suggest you borrow against your home after the payments stopped?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>I thought carefully.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNot Corinne?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNot Marcus?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She tapped the page.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThen either the plan hadn\u2019t reached that stage or something interrupted it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Julian.<\/p>\n<p>My son\u2019s Mother\u2019s Day visit.<\/p>\n<p>The bread on my counter.<\/p>\n<p>The five-thousand-dollar question.<\/p>\n<p>One small observation had broken a much larger plan open.<\/p>\n<p>I almost laughed at the absurdity.<\/p>\n<p>Ortiz continued.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDid Corinne ever bring documents for you to sign?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>My first instinct was no.<\/p>\n<p>Then a memory stopped me.<\/p>\n<p>Last autumn.<\/p>\n<p>Corinne had come by with several insurance papers.<\/p>\n<p>Or so I thought.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe brought something.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Rebecca immediately looked at me.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t know.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ortiz\u2019s voice remained calm.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTell me what you remember.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>I had been making tea.<\/p>\n<p>Corinne said Julian wanted emergency paperwork updated because he traveled so much. She placed several pages on the table.<\/p>\n<p>Most were forms I recognized.<\/p>\n<p>Emergency contacts.<\/p>\n<p>Medical information.<\/p>\n<p>One page involved permission for someone to discuss financial matters if I became unable to do so.<\/p>\n<p>I had refused that page.<\/p>\n<p>At least I thought I had.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI signed some forms.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Rebecca\u2019s face tightened.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat forms?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t know.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDid you keep copies?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ortiz asked, \u201cWho took them?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCorinne.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Rebecca closed her eyes briefly.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI should have remembered.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMavis, don\u2019t blame yourself.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI signed something without reading every page.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat happens every day.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI taught Julian never to do that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ortiz leaned forward.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDid Corinne pressure you?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDid she misrepresent what the papers were?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t know.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDid Marcus ever mention those forms?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ortiz wrote something down.<\/p>\n<p>Then she asked the question that changed the room.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDid you sign your name more than once?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>I tried to remember.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think three times.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThree?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWere the signatures on separate documents?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think so.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ortiz and Rebecca exchanged a glance.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat?\u201d I asked.<\/p>\n<p>Rebecca answered carefully.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf someone wanted to copy your signature, multiple genuine samples could be useful.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>I stared at her.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCopy?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPossibly.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut Corinne brought the forms.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>I shook my head.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Not because I believed Corinne innocent.<\/p>\n<p>Because something did not fit.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe wouldn\u2019t forge my signature.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Rebecca did not contradict me.<\/p>\n<p>Ortiz asked, \u201cWhy are you certain?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m not certain.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>I hated admitting that.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut she was careless and dishonest. What she did with the money was wrong. Still\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n<p>I searched for the distinction.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCorinne hides mistakes. Marcus plans them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ortiz stopped writing.<\/p>\n<p>That sentence seemed to matter to her.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cExplain.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCorinne reacts. Marcus watches.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>I told her about their differences.<\/p>\n<p>Corinne wanted approval.<\/p>\n<p>Marcus wanted leverage.<\/p>\n<p>Corinne bought expensive things because she wanted others to see success.<\/p>\n<p>Marcus seemed more interested in what people could be made to do.<\/p>\n<p>Ortiz nodded slowly.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat distinction may be important.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The interview lasted nearly two hours.<\/p>\n<p>When it ended, Julian was waiting in the hallway.<\/p>\n<p>He stood when he saw me.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou okay?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTired.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat happened?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLater.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Rebecca looked at him.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe need copies of every document Corinne ever brought Mavis to sign.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Julian\u2019s face hardened.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhy?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBecause there may be a signature issue.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He looked at me.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat did you sign?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat is exactly what we need to find out.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>On the drive home, Julian barely spoke.<\/p>\n<p>I finally touched his arm.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou\u2019re going to put a hole in the steering wheel.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYour hands.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He loosened his grip.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m sorry.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou didn\u2019t do anything.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI brought Corinne into your life.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou married someone. You didn\u2019t appoint her guardian of your mother.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI trusted her.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI keep hearing that word like it excuses something.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt doesn\u2019t excuse what she did.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThen what does it do?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt explains why you didn\u2019t inspect every decision she made.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He glanced at me.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou\u2019re still protecting me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo. I\u2019m refusing to let Marcus rewrite your entire marriage into a trap you should somehow have predicted.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He looked back at the road.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t know what parts were real anymore.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat is between you and Corinne.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t know if I want to speak to her.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou may have to.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI know.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>That afternoon, Rebecca called.<\/p>\n<p>She had obtained copies of several documents through Corinne\u2019s attorney.<\/p>\n<p>One was the emergency form I remembered.<\/p>\n<p>One authorized Corinne to speak with my insurance provider.<\/p>\n<p>The third was unfamiliar.<\/p>\n<p>It appeared to grant Corinne limited authority to discuss a home-equity application on my behalf.<\/p>\n<p>I almost dropped the phone.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI never signed that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Rebecca\u2019s voice sharpened.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou\u2019re certain?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt contains your signature.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt isn\u2019t mine.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>There was a pause.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ll have it examined.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>My hands began shaking.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRebecca.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYes?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf that document exists, did someone apply for a loan?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re checking.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>I sat down.<\/p>\n<p>My house.<\/p>\n<p>Marcus had not merely discussed it.<\/p>\n<p>Someone had prepared paperwork.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhere did the form come from?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA packet linked to a private lender.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhose?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re still tracing it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDoes Julian know?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m calling him next.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She stopped.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhy?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI want to tell him.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Julian arrived twenty minutes later.<\/p>\n<p>He took one look at me and knew something had changed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat happened?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>I handed him the copy Rebecca had emailed.<\/p>\n<p>He read it standing in my kitchen.<\/p>\n<p>His face changed line by line.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou signed this?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>His eyes lifted.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThen who did?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t know.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He read it again.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis gives someone permission to discuss borrowing against your house.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI know.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDid Corinne\u2014\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t know.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He walked away from the table.<\/p>\n<p>Then turned back.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMom, we need to get you out of here.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf someone was trying to take the house\u2014\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey failed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe don\u2019t know that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is my home.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s exactly why\u2014\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>My voice surprised both of us.<\/p>\n<p>I stood.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI spent months letting fear decide what I ate, what medicine I took, which bills I paid, and who I called. I will not let Marcus decide whether I sleep in my own bed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Julian stared at me.<\/p>\n<p>His expression softened.<\/p>\n<p>Then his phone rang.<\/p>\n<p>Rebecca.<\/p>\n<p>He answered.<\/p>\n<p>I watched his face while she spoke.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>His eyes went to the document.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Silence.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWas the loan completed?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Another pause.<\/p>\n<p>His shoulders eased slightly.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAll right.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He ended the call.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat did she say?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere was an application.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>My stomach dropped.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was rejected.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhy?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He looked at me.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBecause the signature authorization wasn\u2019t enough. The lender wanted you to appear in person.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Relief came so quickly my knees weakened.<\/p>\n<p>I sat.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo they couldn\u2019t get the house.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThen why keep the form?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Julian\u2019s phone rang again.<\/p>\n<p>This time it was Ortiz.<\/p>\n<p>He answered, listened, then looked toward me.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDetective Ortiz wants us back tomorrow.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhy?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey recovered something from Marcus\u2019s office.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He listened another moment.<\/p>\n<p>Then his expression changed in a way I had begun to recognize.<\/p>\n<p>Another piece of the plan.<\/p>\n<p>Another betrayal.<\/p>\n<p>After the call ended, he remained standing beside the table.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWell?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He looked at me.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey found a folder with copies of your documents.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat doesn\u2019t surprise me anymore.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s more.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOf course there is.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>His voice lowered.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cInside the folder was a photocopy of your signature page.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>I waited.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUnderneath it was a handwritten note.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat did it say?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Julian swallowed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCorinne won\u2019t do it. 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