Resolve
That weekend, I walked the house again.
The boxes they’d tried to sneak in still sat by the garage—not cardboard, but evidence.
I drafted another email to my lawyer, attaching the gate footage and messages.
His reply came quickly:
This is solid. They’ve built a pattern. You’re protected. Don’t back down.
I smiled, sipping wine as the lake turned pink with sunset.
They wanted me to fold.
They wanted me to regret.
The only regret would be theirs.
