Chapter 23 - THE DIVORCEOur divorce took sixteen months.
Not because we secretly reconciled.
Because businesses, real estate, children, and debt take time.
The marital home was sold.
Neither wanted it enough to buy out the other.
Company ownership was restructured.
Ethan sold part of his shares and retained a smaller passive interest for a limited period under settlement terms.
Northvale’s unsupported invoices were resolved through civil repayment and credits.
No giant punitive damages award.
No secret offshore account.
The children’s schedule grew more balanced as Ethan demonstrated safer judgment.
I retained primary residence initially because Grace was an infant.
Later schedules adjusted.
The divorce decree did not mention Ethan’s smile.
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That surprised me.
The worst second of my marriage did not require its own paragraph in the final legal document.
