The next day at noon, I got a call.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cHello, is this Miss Renee Calloway?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYes.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is Marcus Stern from Apex Law. Mr. Hartley has retained me to contact you. Would you be available to meet this afternoon?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
I hesitated, \u201cWhat\u2019s this about?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cRegarding the illegal transfer of assets under your name. Mr. Hartley has asked me to handle the matter in full.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
I gripped my phone tighter.\u00a0<\/p>\n
At three that afternoon, I met Marcus Stern at a caf\u00e9 near campus.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He was in his forties, wearing wire\u2013rimmed glasses, expression all business.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He wasn\u2019t alone\u2013two younger associates stood behind him, both carrying laptops.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cMiss Calloway. Please, have a seat.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
I sat down. My palms were sweating.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Marcus opened a folder and slid it across the table.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cBefore your mother, Yvonne Calloway, passed away, she left you a property and eight hundred thousand dollars.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThe property is located in Riverside Gardens on the east side, purchased in 2018 with funds gifted by your grandfather.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThe savings came from your mother\u2019s personal funds and a life insurance payout.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
I nodded.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThis property was transferred into Bryson Cash\u2019s name last March. You were legally an adult at the time, but the signature on the transfer documents was not yours.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWe pulled the transfer records. The handwriting doesn\u2019t match your signature. Preliminary assessment: forgery.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
I stared at him.\u00a0<\/p>\n
That day at the notary\u2019s office\u2013I never signed anything\u2026\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAdditionally, the eight hundred thousand was transferred last June into an account belonging to Stellar Wealth Management.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThe company\u2019s CEO is Bryson Cash. Registered capital: one hundred thousand. No actual business operations. Suspected illegal fundraising.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Marcus closed the folder and looked at me.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cMiss Calloway, your assets were illegally transferred.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
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\u201cDid my dad know!\u00a0<\/p>\n
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1 looked down at the table.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Dad.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The man who grabbed my wrist at the notary\u2019s office. The man who said I agreed when I did\u00a0<\/p>\n
Did he know?\u00a0<\/p>\n
Of course he knew.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I looked up. \u201cI agree.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Marcus nodded. \u201cThen we\u2019ll begin proceedings tomoTTOW.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThat fast?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cMr. Hartley said we can\u2019t wait another day.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
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