When my son-in-law asked for a divorce, he looked at my daughter and said, “I want the house, the cars, the bank account… except our son,” and while his lawyer smiled as if he had already won, mine begged me to fight, but I just clutched the purse where I carried a document he had forgotten years ago, and told my daughter, “Give him everything.”

The judge ordered a recess and when the hearing resumed, the final blow came from a source Garrett never expected. Faced with the pressure of the audit, Garrett’s secret life began to unravel before our very eyes.

Mallory’s lawyer presented copies of emails and bank records for a property purchased in the name of a shell company. I knew the woman who had sent those records because her name was Cassandra.

She was the new life that Garrett wanted to start but she had realized that a man who betrays his family will eventually betray his mistress too. Cassandra discovered that Garrett was lying to her about the house and the money, so she decided to save herself by exposing him.

The judge was ruthless in his final ruling by suspending the transfer agreement and freezing every asset linked to the initial investment. He also granted provisional main custody to Mallory and ordered that Garrett’s visits be strictly supervised.

I am the father and you cannot do this, Garrett shouted while looking completely scandalized. You are the man who said his son did not fit into his new life, the judge reminded him while looking over his glasses.