![]() During one of her visits, when the three of us were at the neighbourhood playground, I noticed a stranger nearby, watching us closely.īefore I could approach the man, Lisa’s father appeared out of the blue and struck me, while the man ran forward to grab Elaine. Since the incident at the airport, Elaine had been staying with me. My lawyer advised me that I had a high risk of losing as custody is usually awarded to the mother. I didn’t even want child maintenance from her. I asked Lisa to transfer our daughter’s care and control to me while I would give her unlimited access. I decided then to fight for sole custody of Elaine. My ex-wife had evidently made an empty promise, and even cheated on me. This was important to me – I was afraid Elaine would not be able to adjust well to a new family. When we divorced, Lisa had promised me she would not remarry while Elaine was still so young. Not only that, another man was with them.Įverything clicked then – the late nights, turning off her mobile phone, lying about staying at her mother’s place… Looking back to when she served me with the divorce papers, I guessed Lisa must already have been two months pregnant with her lover’s child at that time. The baby couldn’t be mine – we hadn’t had sex for months before our divorce. But I was in for a rude shock – Lisa looked about six months pregnant as she walked out of the arrival hall. I missed Elaine terribly and I wanted to spend some time with her when she got home, so I went to pick her up at the airport. I thought it would do our daughter good and I gave my blessings. We would have joint custody of Elaine – Lisa had care and control of her I had unlimited access.Ī few months after our divorce, Lisa told me she was taking Elaine on holiday with her parents. By then, I was just too physically and emotionally drained to try and change her mind. She had already done the paperwork – all she needed was my signature. She said we weren’t working out and there was no point in staying married. When I went to her parents’ place to talk to her, she led me into her room and before I could say anything, she served me with divorce papers. While waiting, we moved into our respective parents’ homes – a temporary arrangement, I thought.īut weeks passed and it became clear to me that Lisa wasn’t making any effort to find us a home. In early January 2011, we sold our apartment but hadn’t secured another Lisa was supposed to draw on her real estate contacts to look for a new place for us. So to try and make things better, I planned family dinners on Christmas and New Year’s Eve that year, but Lisa cancelled both times, saying she had to work. I knew something was wrong but I was exhausted from the frequent travelling – and I wanted to trust my wife. Once, her sister even mentioned that she hadn’t seen Lisa for a while. Whenever I returned, and Lisa wasn’t home, I’d head over to my in-laws’ place. I believed her, and even told her I was worried about her health.Īs I travelled frequently for work, Lisa would bunk over at her parents’ place with our daughter. When I asked her where she’d been, she said she was entertaining clients. Once, I waited until 4am for her to get home. ![]() She also started coming home in the wee hours of the morning, and often switched off her mobile phone. That was when she started meeting up with a male acquaintance in the same industry. In 2010, she quit her job to go into real estate and insurance. I felt the lack of intimacy was putting a strain on our relationship and suggested marital counselling. ![]()
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