I didn’t argue.
Before leaving, I removed my wedding ring and placed it on the table.
He stared at it.
“You’re really ending our marriage over this?”
I looked at the man who had once promised to protect me.
“No. I’m ending it because I refuse to spend the rest of my life being afraid of you.”
I walked out.
The divorce process took several months.
Spencer initially fought the separation and insisted that the restaurant incident had been exaggerated.
However, the witness statements, preserved footage, and police documentation made it impossible to dismiss what had happened.
The legal proceedings addressed the division of our assets and the financial questions surrounding our marriage.
I also learned that several of Spencer’s business decisions had been made without the consultation he had promised me.
My lawyer helped me obtain the relevant records.
We challenged the transactions that lacked proper authorization and negotiated a settlement based on the evidence.
