Chapter 12 - Mark Finally Explains The Slap
Mark eventually gave a statement through counsel.
He said he lost control at the birthday dinner.
He was humiliated.
Terrified.
The debt collectors were closing in.
His business partner had threatened to sue.
He believed I was being stubborn about an asset that would eventually belong to the family anyway.
That sentence revealed everything.
Eventually.
As though my remaining years were merely a waiting period before someone else could use what I owned.
His financial fear explained the desperation.
It did not excuse the assault.
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It did not turn forgery into planning.
And it did not make my house communal property.
