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\u201cThat is insane,\u201d I snapped, keeping my voice low so the boys wouldn\u2019t hear. \u201cYou have never been violent a day in your life. You\u2019re the man who captures spiders to put them outside.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI know,\u201d Michael said, sounding defeated. \u201cBut she had evidence. Or at least, her lawyer said she did. Text messages I supposedly sent\u2014crazy, ranting threats. Witnesses who claimed they\u2019d seen me acting erratic in public. Her parents backed up every word. They painted a picture of me as this unstable, controlling monster. The judge believed them.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cAnd the money?\u201d I asked, a cold dread coiling in my gut. \u201cThe hundred and fifty thousand I invested in your startup?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Michael\u2019s face crumbled. He looked away, staring out the window at the tarmac. \u201cShe was managing the business accounts. The day before she filed for the order, she transferred everything to an investment account belonging to her father, Douglas. She claimed it was a legitimate business loan we had discussed. I have no proof otherwise because she handled all the paperwork.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cAnd the custody?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cThat is insane,\u201d I snapped, keeping my voice low so the boys wouldn\u2019t hear. \u201cYou have never been violent a day in your life. You\u2019re the man who captures spiders to put them outside.\u201d \u201cI know,\u201d Michael said, sounding defeated. \u201cBut she had evidence. Or at least, her lawyer said she did. Text messages I…<\/p>\n

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