But when I asked for legal protection, he called it “my problem.”
I opened my laptop.
First, I set up a new personal bank account and transferred money to it, which I put off my salary for years. I left enough money in our shared account to cover my share of expenses this month.
Then I changed the account that my salary was affected by. I removed Michael from the list of beneficiaries of my life insurance and called a close friend who worked as a lawyer.
She was second in the night, but she picked up.
When I told her what had happened, she was silent for a long time.
“Laura, you know that the deed of the house’s ownership is in your name only, isn’t it?”
“I know.”
“Does Michael know that?”
“I don’t think he’s ever bothered to check it out.”
That night, for the first time, I reviewed all the documents not like a loving partner, but like a woman who has to protect herself.
