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was joint.”

Caroline grabbed his arm.

“I never signed for a loan.”

He pulled away.

“You signed electronically.”

“I did not.”

“You’ve signed things before.”

“Not an eighty-thousand-dollar loan!”

Richard reached for his phone.

“I’m calling Daniel.”

Daniel Mercer, Richard’s longtime attorney, had been sitting quietly at the table since before Caroline came downstairs.continue reading …