Gordon removed two purchase agreements from the folder. The first was Nathan’s $780,000 contract, signed as though he had authority to transfer property he did not own. The second was mine. Three days before our daughter was born, after Susan confirmed what Nathan was attempting, I had accepted an independently appraised offer for $2.7 million from Gordon’s clients. The transaction had been completed properly through the title company, with every signature and ownership document verified.
Nathan went completely still. My agreement included a temporary occupancy period giving me time to recover from childbirth and relocate comfortably. The proceeds had gone directly into an account Nathan could not access. Gordon explained that his clients had also received Nathan’s competing paperwork during the title review and wanted answers about representations he had made concerning ownership and authority.
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