PART 5 — CHRISTMAS NIGHT WITHOUT HIM

Jessica sat in a temporary apartment overlooking downtown Austin.
Small space.
No mansion.
No luxury.
But peaceful.
She placed her hands on her belly.
One kick.
Then another.
She whispered softly:
“You’re safe now.”
Sarah texted her:
“He’s at the house. He’s losing it.”
Jessica didn’t reply.
Instead, she opened a folder labeled:
NEXT STEP
Inside:
Custody documentation
Financial audit
Evidence archive
Corporate leverage files Marcus never knew she had access to
Because Marcus thought betrayal started Christmas Eve.
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It didn’t.
It started the day he stopped paying attention to the woman who once built his entire life beside him.