He had financed his new family with the money we had set aside to create ours.
Leah called back at six the next morning. She had already prepared emergency filings, frozen the joint line of credit where possible, and instructed me to move my salary deposits into my separate account. Because the house was trust property and protected by the prenuptial agreement, Miguel had no ownership claim. Because I had documented the affair, the misuse of shared funds, and the transformation of the home for another household, she could seek exclusive occupancy while the divorce was pending.
That afternoon, while Miguel was apparently at work pretending to live a normal life, I met Leah at the house with a locksmith, a process server, and two movers.
I expected to shake.
Instead, I felt clear.
