“I wish I were, but you were basically just an unwitting sponsor for our new life together,” she mocked. I went back to my car with my legs trembling and I found that I didn’t even want to cry this time.
I stared at the house and felt a cold sensation of pure determination growing inside my chest. I took out my phone and called Barnaby, who was a real estate lawyer I had contacted a week ago.
I had noticed strange bank transfers and withdrawals from Garrett’s accounts recently and grew suspicious. “Tell me that they have already moved into the house,” Barnaby said as soon as he answered the call.
“They are inside right now and they changed the locks,” I told him while watching Melody through the windshield. Barnaby let out a short laugh and told me that this was actually the perfect scenario for us.
“It is perfect because now there is no doubt that they will both face the full consequences of their actions,” he explained. “I need you to tell me exactly what is going to happen next,” I pleaded.
“Those trust papers are completely worthless if they don’t match the registered deed at the county office,” he said firmly. I remembered the past few weeks of looking through emails and discovering Garrett’s plan to leave me.
I had made the silent decision to let him sign the closing papers without reading every single page of the final contract. “So who actually owns the house?” I asked as I held my breath.
“The house is solely in your name, Sienna, because the final payment came from your grandmother’s inheritance,” Barnaby confirmed. He told me he had made sure everything was protected during the legal process to keep the property as my exclusive patrimony.
I looked at the house and saw Melody walking through the living room like she was a crowned queen. Garrett arrived and kissed her at the door because he was absolutely convinced that he had won.
“What do we do now?” I asked my lawyer while a small smile began to form on my lips. “Let them unpack and act like they own the place until Tuesday morning,” Barnaby instructed.
He said we would show up with the police and a locksmith to handle the situation legally. On Tuesday morning I arrived at the house with Barnaby and two police officers in patrol cars.