Chapter 12 - GARY’S COUNTERATTACKGary blamed Dad.
Of course.
Andrew had “poisoned Brooke.”
Andrew had coached Ethan.
Andrew had used his daughter to manufacture abuse allegations to reopen custody.
Timeline undermined that.
Ethan had spoken about belt incidents to a school counselor two months before I called Dad.
Not a formal abuse disclosure.
He said:
“Gary gets scary with his belt.”
The counselor had documented it but interpreted it as possible harsh discipline and called Mom.
Mom said Gary never struck Ethan.
That conversation came back.
Gary’s lawyer also emphasized my kick.
He called me:
“An angry seventeen-year-old with a history of conflict.”
History?
I had two school detentions.
One for leaving campus during lunch.
One for swearing at a substitute teacher.
Criminal empire.
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Still, I made a mistake.
A meaningful one.
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