The lawyer explained calmly.
“Given your abandonment of the family, you forfeited any claim.”
“This is ridiculous! I’m her husband.”
“You were,” the lawyer replied.
Daniel opened the door.
“Get out.”
Dad left.
This time, no one followed.
Life didn’t become perfect—but it became ours.
Weeks later, we learned the woman he left Mom for had gone too. No house. No leverage.
Because karma didn’t come as revenge. It came as truth.
And every time I unlock that door, I remember my mother—and the promise I kept.
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