My in-laws cornered me and demanded I start paying off “the house debt,” and I just stood there frozen, asking, “What debt?” That was when my husband muttered, almost under his breath, “My sister’s new apartment is in your name… and you’ll be paying for it in installments.”

Title hold.

Lender suspension.

Then I looked at Chelsea.

“The condo is frozen,” I said. “You cannot move in. You cannot furnish it. And if you’ve already signed occupancy papers, you might want your own lawyer before lunch.”

Her face went blank.

Nolan stepped forward. “Ava, stop.”

“No,” I said. “You stop.”

It was the first time I had ever cut him off in front continue reading …