After I saved my husband’s life, he tried to take it all — yet my daughter caught the courtroom off guard: “I want to show you something that Mom doesn’t know about.”
My stomach turned, but I didn’t back away.
“I planned on leaving years ago,” he continued. “But I had to wait. I needed control of the finances first. And then I got sick. When I found out you were a match, I couldn’t risk losing that. So I stuck around longer.”
Every word felt like a blade.
“I figured you’d make it easy.”
“You used me,” I said quietly.
“Of course I did!” he snapped.
What Nick hadn’t noticed was that Daniel had wandered over soon after he started his confrontation. He’d heard every word.
Daniel stepped forward slowly. “Nick.”
