Chapter 7 - The Husband Attempts A Legal Counter-Strike
Late that afternoon, the intercom at the front security gates chimed sharply, signaling an unwelcome visitor.
Julian stood outside the bars flanked by a cheap divorce attorney he had managed to retain on emergency credit.
“Vivienne! Open this gate right now or I’ll file an immediate injunction for spousal abandonment!” Julian shouted into the speaker.
I walked slowly down the stone driveway, stopping a few feet away from the locked iron barrier with my arms crossed.
“You abandoned the house the moment my security guards dragged your suitcases to the sidewalk, Julian,” I reminded him calmly.
His attorney stepped forward, pushing a thick stack of papers through the decorative scrollwork of the gate.
“My client is entitled to fifty percent of marital assets under emergency family law statutes!” the lawyer blustered.
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“There are no marital assets to divide; everything you touched belongs to the Sterling trust, which is fully protected,” I replied.
I tossed their fraudulent papers back onto the wet asphalt, turning my back on them without another word.
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