Chapter 11 - Vanessa Makes A Decision About Ethan
Vanessa rented an apartment.
She remained pregnant.
Ethan asked her to marry him after the divorce.
She said no.
Not forever.
Not necessarily.
Just no.
“I don’t know who you are when nobody is rescuing you.”
Ethan told Claire about the conversation during a mediated divorce
meeting.
Claire almost smiled.
Vanessa had identified the same problem.
Ethan began therapy.
He also stepped back from daily leadership at Morgan Development while
the restructuring officer stabilized finances.
Some employees were angry.
Others relieved.
The company sold one unprofitable division.
No miraculous comeback.
No total collapse.
Vanessa eventually allowed Ethan to attend prenatal appointments.
She established boundaries.
Their child would not be used as justification for mistreating Claire.
Margaret struggled with that.
She wanted immediate access to the baby.
Vanessa told her:
“You don’t get to call control love.”
Claire heard about it later.
May you like
She recognized the sentence.
Everyone around Margaret was finally learning the same language.
