I began to understand that the divorce was not simply about a husband choosing someone else. It was also about who had access to information, who controlled money, and who expected me to be too frightened to ask questions.
That night the babies moved for the first time in a way I could unmistakably feel. I put both hands on my stomach and laughed aloud.
CHAPTER 15: THE STATEMENT UNDER OATH
During a deposition, Michael acknowledged that he had authorized payments to Jessica’s company and used the home-equity proceeds to fund some of them. He insisted that I had agreed to the loan verbally. Camille asked why the documents contained a signature I disputed.
Michael said he did not remember who arranged the signing. His answer changed when he was shown a message telling Jessica that the paperwork would be “handled without a scene.” The message was not a confession of forgery, but it gave the lender and the court another reason to examine the transaction.
