The Knock at the Door Revealed the Secret Loan Preston Had Hidden Against Our Apartment
The doorbell rang less than ten minutes later. A courier stood outside with a certified notice addressed to Preston concerning a loan I had never heard of. According to the paperwork, nearly $94,000 had been borrowed months earlier using documents that purported to pledge an interest in our apartment as security. Several payments were already overdue. Then I reached the signature page and felt my stomach turn. My name was there, but I had never signed it. Preston finally admitted that much of the money he claimed to be giving Gwendolyn had actually been covering debts she and Rylan accumulated after a failed business venture.
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