Amanda tapped the transfer date.
“We will ask for one.”
The divorce petition arrived two days later.
Thomas filed first.
His attorney described him as the primary financial provider and requested that the Seattle house remain under his control during proceedings.
The filing suggested I had left the marital home without notice and had abruptly withdrawn support from financial commitments that the family depended on.
Amanda read the document once.
Then she smiled without humor.
“He put the story in writing.”
“Is that bad?”
“For him? Possibly.”
Our response included account statements, proof of my investment income, consulting invoices, tuition records, and documentation of the house down payment.
Amanda did not include the full audio recording immediately.
“Evidence is strongest when the other side commits to a false version first,” she explained.
So we waited.
Thomas kept calling from different numbers.
I stopped answering.
My mother screened the calls.
My father drove me to medical appointments.
