Well, Sam didn’t listen to him because a week after that late-night conversation, Tom sent him a frantic text saying he had to come home ASAP.
He rushed to get back, and when he walked through the door ten minutes later, he found Sam screaming at Emma about how she should pay for all of Tom’s tuition, and Emma was sobbing.
He intervened, but then Sam yelled at Emma that she’s a monster who killed her own mom.
This was the final straw for him. He took Tom and Emma and left the house, but not before telling Sam that she had two days to move out for good and that he was filing for divorce.
He took the kids to stay in a hotel with him, and Tom kept saying how sorry he was for how Sam had behaved.
Meanwhile, when Emma was done crying, she told Tom she would still pay for half of his tuition, as they had already discussed.
“By the time we got home, my parents were already there, and Sam was gone,” he added. “My parents asked about what happened, and apparently, Sam had fed them half the story…they were furious but tried to lower the temperature and asked if there is any way to make amends. I told them that my decision is final.”
“I have served Sam with papers with a fair amount of alimony along with 1BR apartment since she made our home while I worked despite the prenup, which eliminated any prospects of alimony or division of assets.”
“In the meantime, our relatives and friends have been asking me to reconsider it while they do not condone what happened, they want me to make space for her. Sam also reached out to Emma and apologized for her behavior. Emma asked me to reconsider my decision as she has forgiven Sam and feels like there won’t be any friction since she has already left for college.”
“I am not willing to roll back because whatever affection I had for Sam is gone. I don’t think it will ever be the same if we got back together. And there is no changing that this lack of feelings for her.”
He’s not sure where to go from here.
