My Ex Tried to Buy Our Daughter’s Love During the Custody Battle – He Smiled Until She Reached into Her Pocket

I showed the message to my sister, and she replied, “He smells blood in the water.”

I got a lawyer I could barely afford. Small office over a nail salon, coffee stain on his tie, but he listened.

“At 12,” he said, “the judge will ask what Andrea wants. Her opinion will matter.

A lot.” Then he added, “Your ex has money. And a very public, very polished wife. We can’t pretend that doesn’t help him.”

By the time the custody hearing date came, my ex was confident.

Arrogant, actually.

He told mutual friends, “Andrea already made her choice.”

He told his lawyer in the hallway, loud enough for me to hear, “She knows who can give her a better life.”

The worst part is what he told Andrea.

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