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96: What I Built

作者: CeeJey
last update 公開日: 2026-06-18 22:38:02

PENELOPE

"Let me see it." Jonathan demanded

I held my phone out to Jonathan. He read the notice and his jaw tightened with every line.

"This is filed in the wrong jurisdiction," he said. "Well, that's what I think. They hope you won't catch it in time to respond before they enter a default judgment."

"Tessa will catch it," I said.

"Tessa needs to see this in the next ten minutes," he said.

I called her and she answered immediately, already aware. Her voice had the urgency of a lawyer who
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