living?”
“At an apartment in Charlotte.”
“For how long?”
“About six weeks.”
“And did you tell Mrs. Pierce you were moving out permanently?”
Dorian looked away.
The deputy continued.
“Sir, any dispute over marital property belongs in court. You don’t get to push people around because you’re unhappy with a sale.”
Dorian protested at once.
June refused further negotiation.
She formally withdrew permission for him to remain on the property.
When he finally left, Callie followed, crying.
The driveway where she had expected to begin a glamorous new life instead