After surviving a bitter divorce, Emily is left clinging to the two things that still feel like hers: the house and her children.
Tom’s affair shattered her trust, but it was his behavior in court that truly broke her heart.
He fought over every lamp, bill, and kitchen gadget like she was a stranger stealing from him.
The judge let Emily keep the home she’d owned before they married, but victory felt hollow, not sweet.
She told herself the worst was over, not knowing one last act of spite was still coming.
Three months later, Emily comes home with Maeve and Jonah to find Tom’s car in the driveway.
Inside, she discovers him standing on a chair, ripping down the floral wallpaper he once grudgingly agreed