“Then what does it change?”

“The remaining financial litigation.

Time, cost, and the arrangements you still have to make with Taylor.

Decide this on its own merits.”

We reviewed what I could keep pursuing, what the risks and expenses might be, and what the proposed settlement would mean.

Ruth did not tell me that refusing the house terms would automatically send Lily back or cancel supervised contact.

I took the proposal home without signing it that afternoon.