Paying three hundred thousand dollars of debt before being ordered out of the house
“You need to sign the corporate authorization before I go to Broad Street,” I said. “The bank requires the president’s signature to link the wire to the corporate escrow release.”
Marcus did not look at the text of the document. He reached for the heavy silver pen on the counter, his eyes scanning only the signature block on the fourth page. He was moving too fast, his breathing shallow as he gripped the pen.
“This officially releases the personal guarantees on the Elmwood property?” he asked, his pen hovering over the line. “The lawyers confirmed that this payment completely satisfies the lien?”
“It fully satisfies the outstanding liabilities with the creditor group,” I said, keeping my tone flat, professional, and entirely focused on the mechanics.
“Good,” he mumbled, signing his name with a swift, aggressive stroke. The ink was still wet as he slid the pages back across the mahogany surface. He did not flip back to section four, where the specific collateral clauses were detailed. He did not even look at the table of definitions.
