I had no problem waiting.
By late afternoon, my phone buzzed.
Unknown number.
Then a voicemail.
Richard.
“Who the hell is this developer talking about?” his voice snapped through the speaker. “They’re saying there is a legal dispute on the property. That the title is invalid. What did you do?”
I listened without replying.
“You need to call me back now.”
The message ended.
I could picture him pacing the living room, trying to understand how a deal he believed was finished had collapsed.
In his mind, the paperwork was