Was I fighting for the rooms, or for the right not to be pushed out by lies?

They were different things.

I told her I wanted a fair resolution and a stable home for Noah.

If keeping the house could be done without carrying us into years of unmanageable debt, I would consider it.

If not, I wanted enough resources to build a new life nearby.

Grace wrote that down.

She said it was the most useful answer I had given all week.

Across town Julian filed a statement insisting I had always been free to work and that I had simply preferred luxury.