He caught himself, realizing he’d been about to admit to knowledge he shouldn’t possess if his activities had been as secret as he’d assumed.
“How did I find out about your plans? Let’s just say that people notice more than you think they do.”
“Catherine, we need to talk in person. There are things about our situation that you don’t understand.”
“The only thing I don’t understand is how I lived with someone for 42 years without realizing he was capable of this level of deception.”
I hung up before he could respond, my hands shaking with adrenaline and anger. For the first time since receiving the divorce papers, I felt like I was taking action rather than just reacting to Robert’s carefully orchestrated destruction of our marriage.
Emily found me in the kitchen an hour later, still processing the conversation and trying to prepare breakfast with hands that wouldn’t quite stop trembling.
“Grandma Kathy, was that Grandpa on the phone? You sounded mad.”
“Yes, sweetheart. Grandpa is upset because the lawyer made it so he can’t move any more money around until the judge decides what belongs to him and what belongs to me.”
“Good. Is he in trouble now?”
“He’s starting to get in trouble. The judge is going to want to hear about all the things you observed, Emily.”
“Like what?”
“Like the conversations you heard about hidden houses and money in other countries. Like seeing him give jewelry to the lady with yellow hair. Like what they said about using my retirement money for their plans.”
Emily nodded with the gravity of someone who understood that her observations had become evidence in a case that would determine her family’s future.
“Grandma Kathy, I remembered something else. Last month, when Grandpa thought I was taking a nap, I heard him talking to someone on the phone about buying a house in Florida. He said he and Sharon needed to close on it quickly before the divorce papers were filed.”
“Sharon? You heard him say Sharon’s name?”
“Yes. And he said they needed to use your name on some papers because Sharon’s credit wasn’t good enough to get approved for the loan.”
I felt a cold fury settle in my chest. Robert had been using my credit rating to purchase property for himself and his girlfriend, probably planning to transfer ownership after our divorce was finalized and I had no legal recourse.
“Emily, would you be willing to tell the lawyer about this conversation, too?”
“Will it help you keep Grandpa from taking all your money?”
“Yes, sweetheart. It will help a lot.”
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