“I think you planned everything you thought would happen before anyone found out.”

He did not answer.

Our divorce was eventually finalized under a negotiated agreement approved through the proper process.

I did not get to erase the marriage, and I did not recover every hour I’d spent being treated as an afterthought.

But my legal interests were recognized, our property and obligations were addressed, and I was free to decide how to live next.

The company’s governance was formally reorganized.