I already knew what was there.
But hearing it aloud felt different.
“‘In the event either spouse commits documented marital infidelity resulting in financial expenditures exceeding fifty thousand dollars, all protections provided under Articles Four through Eight become immediately void.’”
Margaret smiled.
“Daniel spent almost fourteen times that amount.”
For the first time since the wedding, I felt something close to satisfaction.
Not revenge.
Justice.
There is a difference.
“What happens now?”
Margaret tapped the file.
“Now we file.”
The paperwork went to court forty-eight hours later.
Daniel received copies at his office.
Three hours after that, he called again.
I answered this time.
