Not always, but I could see the difference.
Sure, there was also fear in many of their eyes, but the good men sat close, held hands, and comforted their wives.
Adam never came with me except for one appointment.It took for me to be lying on the floor of our bedroom bleeding to truly admit what was in front of me.
A man who doesn’t love me.
I had delayed wanting a family for as long as he was willing to accept and then when I didn’t deliver, I lost value.He kicked me like I was a dog.
Now life has done a one-eighty on me.Zander thinks I’ve tricked him into getting pregnant.
Oh, the irony.
I can see why he’d think that.I’m at the age where women are settling down, having children, deciding between career and family.But he fails to remember that it was he who showed up on my doorstep without condoms.I hadn’t pursued him.
I’d also taken the first Plan B pill.You’d think the silly lawyer would look at the evidence before accusing me of sleeping around to get knocked up.
Yuck.
I still can’t believe he said all those things to me.I should’ve told him I was infertile and let him simmer in shame.
I still might.
Except it’s me who would be humiliated.
I bite my lip, staring at the messages, wondering if they contain information about the replacement attorney.I’m sure Zander has very good partners who could step in, but I want him.
I want him in another way also, but I’ll shoot myself before admitting that to him ever again.
It’s unlikely given the time the messages were sent.At least he didn’t turn up at my home wanting sex.
Oh, you think you’d be able to turn him down, do you?
Ugh, stupid brain, stop it.I need to focus on what happened during the meeting with my horrible husband and the shocking photograph he has had mocked up.
I know it’s fake; John never came to our home because I didn’t meet him until after I’d left.
How dare he make me out to be some cheap philanderer in front of all the lawyers?If he posts anything further on social media, I will sue him for defamation.
I’m done.
Sterling Obsidian drafted the following letter, which I approved midweek, and was told it was sent to Adam’s legal team.
To Counsel,
Following Monday’s meeting with our clients, our experts advise that the photograph supplied as evidence of Mrs.Courtney Blackmore and John Dell is not real or original.In addition, Mr.Dell has signed an affidavit saying that he’s never been to the address of the marital home.
New York is an equitable distribution state, so unless and until your client can produce credible evidence— and clearly he cannot—these accusations will be treated as an attempt to intimidate.
We will not be negotiating.
Fifty percent is more than reasonable, and we request a final meeting where our clients will sign and agree to this division of assets and finalize their divorce.
Regards
Zander Sterling, Esq., LL.M.
Founding Partner
