My mother in law tried once more to appeal to sympathy by reminding me that an innocent child was about to be born.
I told her calmly that children deserved honesty more than polite deception.
Logan finally asked the question that mattered most when he looked directly at me and said, “What exactly do you want?”
I answered that I wanted a divorce filed immediately and that I expected him to move out of my house by Friday. Sh0ck spread through the room as several voices protested at once.
Logan argued that a wife could not legally evict her husband without serious consequences. I replied that I could do exactly that and that if he preferred a legal battle I was prepared to discuss his adultery in court along with emotional damages.
Years of working in banking had taught me the value of leverage and documentation.
My mother in law’s confidence drained visibly because public scandal was something she feared deeply. Logan began pacing across the living room while asking where he was supposed to live if he left the house.
I answered calmly that he could live with the woman he loved.
The pregnant woman looked noticeably less certain of her victory when responsibility replaced romantic promises.