Chapter 10 - THE WIFE WHO DISAPPEARED ON PURPOSE
I stopped answering Ethan's calls.
Not forever.
Just until Margaret had arranged a safe, documented way to communicate.
Ethan left messages.
At first, concerned.
Then irritated.
Then angry.
“Laura, where are you?”
“Why aren't you answering?”
“We need to discuss those papers.”
Finally:
“Don't make this difficult.”
I listened to the messages with Margaret.
She advised me to preserve them.
I did.
Meanwhile, we took steps to protect the trust assets.
Relevant financial institutions were notified of disputed authorizations.
The company board received formal notice that certain documents required review.
And my attorney began preparing divorce proceedings.
For the first time in eleven years, Ethan couldn't simply walk into a room and tell me what to do.
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He had to wait.
And I suspected waiting frightened him more than anything.
