Misappropriating money set aside for a child makes your position far worse.”
Joshua glanced at Gretchen, as if waiting for her to soften it.
For fourteen years, she had — explaining his absences, excusing his moods, protecting his image in front of Maxine.
This time she did nothing.
Hours later, the agreement had been rewritten from scratch.
Joshua would restore every dollar to the college fund, yield a much larger share of the assets to Gretchen, cover the cost of the audit, and open every business account to inspection.
He lost the right to sell the house without her written consent.
He signed with a trembling hand.
He’d spent months preparing everything so she would sign quickly, tired and trusting.
In the end, he was the one trapped by a document he no longer controlled.