Until it wasn’t.
When the marriage ended, I discovered that trust and protection were not the same thing.
Daniel had prepared for the divorce long before I even realized our marriage was ending.
He had the better attorney.
He understood where the money was.
He knew which documents mattered.
I did not.
By the time everything was settled, my eight-year-old daughter and I had about eight hundred dollars, a car with two years remaining on the loan, and nowhere permanent to live.
Daniel kept the house.
Continuing the legal fight would have cost more than I could afford, and my attorney finally told me something I already suspected.
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