At least we had established reality.
Then he added,
“She knows we’re staying here temporarily.”
Vanessa turned toward him.
“You told me she bought it as an investment property.”
That was the first moment I realized she might not know the truth.
Mark quickly insisted it was.
The officer asked whether Mark had any ownership interest.
“It’s complicated.”
Whenever Mark said something was complicated, it usually meant the simple truth made him look bad.
He launched into a long explanation.
He claimed I bought the property using money from our former marital home.
He said we had an understanding.
He claimed he and Vanessa only needed temporary housing between leases.
Then the officer called me.
I emailed him the deed.
Closing documents.
The divorce decree.
Everything.
He asked if Mark had contributed money to the purchase.
“No.”
Did he have a lease?
“No.”
Had he ever entered the house before?
