Chapter 5 - The Delivery
Two days passed. Inside the Oakridge house, chaos had officially set in.
The kitchen sink was overflowing with moldy dishes, the trash cans were spilling onto the pristine hardwood floor, and dirty laundry was piled high in the hallway. Neither Rachel nor Brenda had touched a single sponge, insisting that cleaning was "beneath their standard."
David was exhausted. He was rushing between his demanding corporate job and trying to keep the peace between his demanding wife and her snobbish mother.
"Where is she, David?!" Rachel yelled on Thursday morning, slamming her designer purse onto the kitchen counter. "It's been forty-eight hours! My mother needs her silk blouse ironed for her lunch meeting! Your mother is being completely irresponsible!"
"I don't know where she is, Rachel!" David shouted back, losing his temper for the first time. "She isn't answering my calls! She isn't at her sister's house! I'm worried about her!"
Before Rachel could fire back another angry response, the doorbell rang loudly—three sharp, official knocks that echoed through the foyer.
David rubbed his temples, striding over to open the front door, expecting a package delivery.
Instead, a burly process server in a dark suit stood on the porch, holding a set of official legal documents stamped with the county seal.
"David Vance?" the process server asked in a neutral, professional tone.
"Yes?" David replied, frowning.
"You have been officially served," the man said, handing a thick envelope directly into David's hands. "A copy has also been served to Rachel Vance."
Rachel hurried over, snatching the papers from David's trembling hands. "What is this nonsense? A lawsuit?!"
As Rachel scanned the top page, her breath hitched violently in her throat. Her face turned ghost-white as her golden bracelet rattled against her wrist.
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It was an official Notice to Quit and Immediate Order of Eviction, issued by the County District Court on behalf of the sole property owner: Patricia Vance.
👉 Read Part 6 to see Rachel's frantic reaction to the eviction notice.
