The filing happened on a Tuesday.
Ellie knew this because Park Hye-in texted her at 8:53 AM—before coffee, before the academy's first student arrived, before she had done anything more consequential than stand at the kitchen window watching the street below go about its ordinary business of existing—and the text said: *Filing confirmed. Court received 8:47 AM. You'll see notification in twenty minutes when the public record updates. Don't call me until after nine.*
She put the phone face-down on the counter. Picked it up again. Put it face-down again.
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