It included a paragraph stating that I had voluntarily vacated the marital residence, agreed to temporary occupancy by Gavin, and consented to using certain property interests as security for company obligations.

I had agreed to none of those things.

The agreement was unsigned by me, and Lauren emphasized that a proposal was not a binding arrangement.

But it revealed what Gavin hoped to persuade me to accept.

“He was planning to present the house as a done deal,” I said.

“Possibly.

We need the underlying communications before we can establish who intended what,” Lauren replied.

We sent a clear response rejecting the false assumptions.