I sent a message to my assistant.
Schedule a meeting with Lara tomorrow. 4:30pm.
Then I dropped my phone. 1
Because for the first time since Dave showed up again…
I felt like I was doing something.
Something that actually protected my children.
The next day was chaos.
9 to 4.
Back to back meetings.
Calls.
Strategy sessions.
People needing things.
I handled all of it.
Like always.
But in between?
My mind kept drifting.
Lawyer.
Dave.
Marcus.
Marcus.
I pushed that one aside.
Deliberately.
+20 8 VOLS
4:30 came faster than I expected.
Lara arrived exactly on time.
I liked that immediately.
She walked in without hesitation.
Calm.
Dave’s sudden reappearance.
She listened.
Quietly.
No interruptions.
When I finished, she nodded once.
“First thing,” she said, “you’re still legally married.”
I went still.
“I assumed as much.”
She shook her head slightly.
“No assumption. That’s a fact. And legally, it matters.”
+20 POS
+20 PALS
I leaned back
Explain.”

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