Her donor agreement made her his legal mother, and I had already asked that he stay with Madison’s sister while the case went on.

Justice didn’t require destroying an innocent child’s life.

Chapter 9 — A Future No One Else Would Own

Preston’s stolen company shares were frozen that afternoon. Three months later, the divorce judgment was reopened, because it had been obtained through fraud, and my ownership was restored.

The house was sold. Every dollar that had passed through Madison’s consulting firm was traced.

Preston took a plea and received four years in federal prison. Madison was sentenced to eighteen months and probation, and permanently barred from managing charitable funds.

Their carefully displayed romance ended before sentencing; they blamed each other until the judge ordered them both to be quiet.