Chapter 9 - JASON’S FIRST DEFENSEJason filed a sworn declaration.

The burn was accidental.
I had become increasingly hostile after discovering “ordinary business consulting payments” to Madison.
I suffered depression during burn recovery.
True.
I threw a glass during one argument.
True.
I withdrew $42,000 from a joint savings account before filing for divorce.
True.
He called it theft.
It was not legally that simple.
But I had moved the money without telling him.
Why?
Daniel told me months earlier:
“If you leave, preserve enough for living expenses but do not raid accounts.”
I withdrew more than Daniel recommended.
My mistake.
Fear made me overcorrect.
The judge later ordered part held in trust pending property division.
I obeyed.
Jason used it everywhere:
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Iris is financially reckless.
Evidence does not erase your mistakes because someone else made larger ones.
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