“I’ll make this simple.”
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“Sign over 51% of your business,” she said calmly, “and I’ll drop the case.”
I stared at her.
“You want my life’s work?”
“I want security,” she said. “Think of it as a fair exchange.”
“And if I refuse?”
She shrugged.
“I’ll take the boys and move out of state. You’ll never see them again.”
The words landed like stones in my chest.
But I still said no.
“I’ll drop the case.”
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The hearing took place three weeks later.
Vanessa sat beside her lawyer, looking calm and polished.
When she took the stand, tears appeared instantly!
