Sending this money meant the marriage had officially become a legal fight.

There was no backing out once a divorce lawyer was on retainer.

The life I’d built over eight years was about to be taken apart by a stranger in a tailored suit.

I thought of Haley sitting in the kitchen in her heavy headphones, shutting out the sound of her mother’s lies.

I hit the button.

The screen showed a processing icon for three long seconds.

A digital receipt confirming the retainer transfer came up on the screen.