Her apartment symbolized years of hard work, but Jack and Linda dismissed that, pushing her to pool everything into a “family home” Linda would own. At dinner, they smugly assumed she’d comply. She agreed—but not out of submission.
Secretly, she sold their shared assets, moved the money into a secure account, and filed for divorce. Jack, oblivious, had already signed away his rights with the power of attorney she tricked him into signing.
When the papers arrived, his furious calls and Linda’s insults flooded her phone—but she blocked them both. Now, free and secure, she sipped coffee at her mother’s house, browsing for a new place.
Jack and Linda had each other—while she had her future.