My husband forgot to hang up, believing the call had ended — the moment I heard what he truly thought of me, I planned a little surprise he would never forget.

“I’m asking you to say it.”

“Yes.”

“And while asking me to stay home and depend on your salary?”

His eyes dropped. “Yes.”

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I placed my hand on the prenup.

“Thank you. That’s the first useful truth you’ve given me all week.”

“You planned this.”

“I prepared for it. There’s a difference.”

Mom reached for my hand, but she didn’t pull me anywhere. She waited.

Elon looked at me. “So what happens now?”

“For tonight, Sophie and I are staying with Mom and Dad. Tomorrow, I’ll speak to my attorney. I’ll make decisions when I have facts, not when you’re frightened.”

“And us?”

I looked at the man I’d loved, then at our daughter.

“I don’t know yet. But I know I’m not giving up my job, my security, or my voice to make this  marriage easier for you.”

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