Eight Months Pregnant, I Came To Court For A Divorce – But When My Husband’s Mistress Hit Me In Front Of Everyone, The Judge Suddenly Ordered The Courtroom Sealed-tete – Reading Times

That was the moment my stomach began to turn with a familiar sense of dread. It was not the betrayal itself that hurt because I had processed that pain months ago during the long nights spent alone.

The real sting came from the way he no longer felt the need to hide his infidelity or his lack of respect for me. I sat at the respondent’s table and pressed my hand firmly onto the manila folder that contained the evidence of our life together.

Inside were ultrasound reports, overdue bills from the hospital, and screenshots of messages I had been too humiliated to share with anyone else. My attorney, Simon Fletcher, was not at his seat even though the hearing was scheduled to begin in minutes.

I learned that Harrison’s legal team had filed a new motion late the previous night, which caused a sudden shift in the court’s busy schedule. I was told to wait in the hallway, but then a clerk informed me that the judge wanted to move forward regardless of the delay.