MY HUSBAND GRABBED ME BY THE HAIR AND FORCED ME TO BOW WHILE HIS MOTHER LAUGHED—THEN MY MOM WALKED IN, AND MY MOTHER-IN-LAW STARTED TREMBLING.
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Chapter 12 - EMILY FILES FOR DIVORCE
Emily filed.
Victor was shocked.
Again.
“You’re throwing away seven years.”
Emily answered:
“No. I’m ending the eighth before it starts.”
Victor wanted counseling.
Emily refused initially.
Then agreed to one session for closure.
He admitted:
he loved her.
he resented her.
he feared her inherited leverage.
he hated that Margaret could walk into a room and make Lorraine afraid.
Then:
“I wanted one thing in my life that wasn’t controlled by them.”
Emily stared.
“And you tried to control me.”
Victor closed his eyes.
There.
Generational pattern.
Lorraine controlled Victor.
Victor tried to control Emily.
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Emily could either continue it or leave.
She left.
