Chapter 295 - Are we on repeat? (4)

18 April, Municipal Courthouse, City K

Hearing her former mother-in-law's rant that had no basis in reality, Lexi wanted to slap her. But that would achieve anything.

Lexi stood up, and said "Firstly sir, I wonder is we are on repeat? My former mother-in-law seems to not only want to repeat allegations, but now is making things up. Yes, my first husband's will made his wishes clear, but that is all it is his wishes. It is only one factor that the court have to consider."

"Ever since Richard's death, I have always made sure that they are part of Dominic's life. They are his grandparents and that will never change. I have not told revealed everything that went on in my marriage to Richard, because Dominic does not need anything in existence that tells him how his father treated me while I was pregnant with him, and then what happened in the weeks before his death."

Lexi turned and looked directly at her former in-laws before turning back and continuing. "But enough is enough of hiding the truth. Richard may have been an angel to his parents and not able to do a thing wrong in their presence, but he was abusive. After I reached three months in my pregnancy, he though what the law now classifies as marital r.a.p.e was appropriate. In doing that be beat me on the arms and legs, carefully avoiding my stomach to prevent a miscarriage as Dominic was his path to an easy life for him and his parents. Then there was the constant verbal abuse. My parents gave Richard control of my share of Jax Corp for him to use for our family until our youngest child turned eighteen. That control he could pass in his will, which he did to his parents, but the proviso was that the first call on the money had to be to support me, our children and run our household."

"You b*tch. My son never did any of that," yelled Madam Yao.

Before the judge could even react, Lexi said "Mother, despite your false and misleading allegations I let you have your say, and you need to let me speak."

After a breath, Lexi continued "Richard used that to give me just enough money to buy food for the household and maintain the image to my family that he was complying with the requirements of the deal. But he did not pay for medical treatment, so I went to a free clinic throughout my pregnancy, failed to provide clothes or give me any money to create a nursery for Dominic. He spent all his money on the woman who was his mistress throughout our marriage and was even with her when I was in hospital giving birth. When he showed up, he told me that he was divorcing me, and he would take custody of Dominic as he had the money and he would be adopted by his mistress."

"Before he did that, he was killed in the accident with his mistress. The police investigation revealed that he had his p*nis out of his pants, and the autopsies determined that he had recently ejaculated, and s.e.m.e.n was in his mistress' mouth, who had no top on and her underpants were thrown on the backseat of the vehicle. We are all a.d.u.l.ts and know that his mistress had just finished performing oral s.e.x on him. It is no wonder in the few weeks after that I fell into despair to the point my family stepped in to care for Dominic and sent me off to follow my dreams for a career, which now supports Dominic extremely well. I was always involved in Dominic's life through visits here, his trips to come and see me and skype and telephone calls. I could have taken Dominic away, but I knew his grandparents were grieving the loss of their only child and that would have been cruel. That decision ensured that Dominic has a great relationship with them, which was constantly facilitated by the person that they call perverted because he has married the love of his life."

"Yes, I have remarried, but that marriage has given me the strength to confront the past, hence a friend who supports the women's refuge helped me make an appointment to confront what happened in my first marriage to prevent impacts on my current marriage. I can, if the court needs, direct it to where you can find my medical records from the time that will to a point doc.u.ment the abuse, I suffered in my first marriage."

"Then, we have what happened last week. I had convinced my husband, when we attended these events and he was not in military uniform not to carry his service weapon. He has an adjunct that is required to be armed and my concern was that the presence of a firearm could escalate the situation. In those circ.u.mstances protecting me was all he could do, until Lieutenant Li who was present with her boyfriend, a police officer, and Nang Foundation board Member John Nang, slipped him her spare service weapon and an ammunition. The three of them, then worked together to take down those causing the trouble to prevent further injury to anyone. As to his service weapon, he has weapons safes in both our on-base accommodation and our villa, where he secures his weapons as soon as he arrives home. His adjunct when he stays at our villa also does that, and any military members when they come into our home have to secure their weapons. Dominic cannot get access to them."

"Taking Dominic away from my care harms him. He calls my husband Daddy Matthew, which says that he views him as a second father, but still recognises that Richard is his father. Yes, when we married as of my husband's position within the military, we had to stop visits because of other implications, these proceedings have resulted in what is required to address those concerns being done. I will not stop Dominic having a relationship with his grandparents, but that relationship needs to be tempered by the ongoing fears I have because of what their son did to me."

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