I let out a breath I had been holding for months.

The assets were safe.

But Lena was not finished.

She reached into her briefcase and pulled out a blue-backed legal document.

“Your Honor,” Lena said. “We also have the certified order from the civil foreclosure court regarding Darrow House.”

“The mortgage, which was backed by Whitaker Capital, is in total default.”

“The title has reverted to my client.”

The judge nodded. “That is a matter of record, Ms. Cho. The court notes the foreclosure.”

Lena turned around slowly.

She walked to the wooden partition and laid the blue-backed document directly in front of Margaret.

Margaret stared down at it.

“What is this?” she asked, her voice trembling.

“It is your thirty-day notice to vacate, Mrs. Mercer,” Lena said.

“The court has finalized the foreclosure.”

“You have exactly thirty days to pack your things and leave Darrow House.”

Margaret’s eyes went wide.

“You can’t do this,” she said, looking up at me. “This is my home.”

“It was my family’s money that kept it, Margaret,” I said.

“I remember the letter you wrote me when Grant first lied to me.”