Chapter 13 - Rachel Leaves
Rachel divorced Michael.
Not because prison alone.
Because financial deception had lasted years.
She told him:
“I don’t know what part of our marriage was funded by things you thought would become yours.”
Harsh.
He had legitimate income too.
Still trust gone.
Settlement complicated by debts.
Rachel’s lifestyle shrank dramatically.
She moved into townhouse.
Sold designer clothes online? Could be symbolic but not necessary.
She returned to work full-time in nonprofit fundraising, something she had done before marriage.
Ethan went college.
Not finance.
Architecture.
He wanted to design buildings, not own them.
Good.
Rachel and I developed cautious relationship.
She had tried grabbing Blake’s folder.
I remembered.
She apologized.
“I thought you were confused.”
“Why?”
“Because Michael told me.”
“And?”
“Because I wanted to believe him.”
Honest.
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I forgave that before I forgave Michael.
Different harm.
