Chapter 16 - THE DIVORCE
Adrian filed first.
Probably because he wanted the optics.
I did not care.
The prenup held in most respects.
He kept his premarital Vellaro interests.
I kept mine.
Jointly acquired assets were divided under the agreement and law.
Support issues were resolved through negotiated terms accounting for the circumstances and enforceability limits.
I did not get half the Vellaro empire.
He did not get Dad’s land.
Exactly what should have happened.
Then Bellemont.
Not marital property.
Dad.
Hotel land.
Dad.
East Yard.
Dad.
Lakehouse.
Dad.
The phrase Adrian had used—
“You’ll walk away with zero dollars”—
May you like
became almost embarrassing in court because the question was never whether I could seize his family.
It was whether he had understood that I had never depended on doing so.
