My father added quietly, “The prenup was clear. Anything purchased with our financial assistance belongs to Mo.”

Katie’s voice trembled. “Where are we supposed to go?”

“Back to your mother’s,” I answered. “You’ll all fit.”

Alex slammed the papers down.

“You knew about this?”

“I didn’t know you’d try to hand my home to your sister at my own party,” I said. “But I knew your mother might try something. So yes. I prepared.”

Barbara made one last attempt.

“You’re married!”

“And marriage requires loyalty,” I said. “Not backroom deals to give away your wife’s property.”

Katie’s eyes welled. “I told the kids it might be ours…”

My dad stood.

“A man who lets his mother dictate his marriage isn’t leading it,” he said. “And a man who betrays his wife? That’s weakness.”

Alex said nothing.

He left.

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