I Married My Wealthy 72-Year-Old Boss So My Daughter and I Would Have a Home—Five Years Later, His Lawyer Told Me, “He Knew You’d Fall for It”

Even before proposing, Arthur understood he was rationalizing.

PART 23 — THE BEDROOMS

Why had he insisted on separate bedrooms?

His letter addressed it.

Because I had already taken too much choice from you by withholding the truth. I could not also create a marriage in which you felt bodily obligation because I provided safety.

That was considerate.

And infuriating.

He understood consent in one dimension while violating it in another.

Humans are exhausting.

PART 24 — THE PRENUP

Laura reviewed my prenuptial agreement.

It was unusually protective of me.