Cullen eighty-five thousand dollars. He had some debts. Credit cards, a car lease. Some business losses I didn’t fully understand. I wanted my daughter’s husband to start fresh. My attorney drew up a promissory note. Cullen listed the beach house as his main asset. He said if anything ever went wrong, the property was there.”
He stopped.
“Last week, my attorney ran a title search. Just routine. And the county records still show the owner as Delia R. Vance. Nothing’s been recorded. No deed transfer. Nothing.”
I closed my eyes.
