I looked at him with cold eyes. “You chose her the moment you raised your hand against me.”
Within weeks, I won a restraining order against both of them. The court also ordered them to pay for my mother’s medical treatment and emotional damages.
But I wasn’t done.
I used my position in the real estate industry to quietly block several of Hattie’s remaining financial schemes. Michael’s career suffered greatly as clients distanced themselves from the scandal.
For the first time in years, I felt free.