"And the mortgage payments."
"Sixty percent consistently for the full duration of the marriage. That doesn't change regardless of what Gerald argues about the design work. Even if a judge decided to set the professional contribution aside entirely, which I don't believe will happen, your financial contribution to the property still supports a claim well above what Brad has offered."
I exhaled. "Okay."
"Okay?"
"I'm fine," I said. "I needed to hear it laid out. I'm fine now."
He was quiet for a moment. "You're allowed to be annoyed by it Lena. It's a frustrating argument to have to respond to."
"I am annoyed by it," I said. "But I'm not going to let it rattle me. That's probably what Gerald is hoping for."
"More likely Brad is hoping for it," Cole said. "Gerald is just doing his job.
