Chapter 13 - Robert’s Money Could Not Buy The Outcome He Wanted
Robert hired excellent lawyers.
That was expected.
Money gave him resources.
Not ownership of facts.
The criminal case centered on what could be proven from the foyer confrontation.
The shove.
The threatening use of the candelabra.
The circumstances around Lily.
Dad’s slap was handled separately and proportionately.
He did not receive some magical exemption because he was a protective father.
He cooperated.
Accepted responsibility.
The prosecution considered the emergency context when resolving it.
Robert’s case took longer.
His attorneys disputed intent.
Argued he never intended to strike anyone with the candelabra.
That was true in the narrow sense that he never swung it.
The state did not claim otherwise.
The stronger evidence concerned the physical assault on me and his behavior afterward.
Eventually the matter ended through a negotiated legal resolution involving assaultive conduct, mandatory counseling requirements, and strict no-contact conditions.
The divorce finalized later.
Our prenup worked.
I did not leave with half his fortune.
He did not leave with control over my education or finances.
I kept what was mine.
He kept what was his.
That outcome disappointed people who wanted some spectacular financial punishment.
I didn’t.
I did not marry Robert for his money.
I did not need to become rich by leaving him to prove I had won.
The victory was simpler.
My address was private.
My accounts were mine.
My school schedule belonged to me.
If I wanted dinner with Dad three nights in a row, nobody demanded an explanation.
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Freedom can look extremely boring from the outside.
That was exactly what I wanted.
