Eleven Years All to the Wrong Man novel Chapter 124

Ms. Morgan adjusted her glasses and offered her professional advice. “Mrs. Cooper, because the company was established before your marriage, legally, you are not entitled to any of its equity. Even though you founded it together, you transferred your initial shares to Mr. Cooper’s name and signed a written agreement voluntarily waiving your rights to any assets tied to that equity. Therefore, you cannot claim a share of it in the divorce.”

The lawyer’s explanation was clear: if they divorced, Emma would get no part of the company.

“However, regarding Mr. Cooper’s real estate holdings, any property purchased after the marriage is considered joint property, regardless of whose name is on the title. You can demand an equal split. The same applies to Mr. Cooper's other assets acquired during the marriage; you have the right to claim half.”

Emma stared at the clauses Ms. Morgan had laid out, saying nothing.

For all these years, she had been a homemaker, with Evan managing all their expenses. Emma had no real idea how much money he had. She’d never asked before, and now she couldn't.

However, on the second day of their marriage, Evan had given her a supplementary credit card.

All of her daily expenses over the years had been charged to that card.

“Ms. Morgan, there’s a particular issue...” Emma hesitated, finding it difficult to admit. “Um... I don’t actually know the full extent of his assets. How am I supposed to divide them in the divorce?”

Ms. Morgan frowned, a bit puzzled, but answered factually. “You don’t need to worry about that. We can file a petition with the court for discovery. With a court order, I, as your representative, can access real estate records to identify properties under Mr. Cooper’s name and contact banks and investment firms to investigate his savings and investments. So, that's not a concern.”

It had many advantages, but there was one major drawback. It was a turnkey unit, but the renovations were so recent that the place needed to air out for at least a month, making it unsuitable for her immediate needs.

After that, Emma viewed several other properties with the agent, but none of them felt right.

She decided there was no need to rush. As evening fell, she exchanged contact information with the agent and took a cab home.

On the way back, she received a message from Nathan. Their chat history was empty except for the one he had just sent: [I'm sorry about yesterday.]