Chapter 6 - THE EX-HUSBAND RETURNS
News travels fast in San Antonio, especially when public arrests are involved. By Friday morning, Oscar, Brenda's ex-husband, was sitting in my living room. He had been paying child support but kept his distance due to Brenda's relentless hostility and alienation tactics. Seeing his daughters traumatized by their mother's arrest broke something in him.
"I never should have left them with her," Oscar admitted, holding his head in his hands. "She's toxic, Rafa. She hates anyone who is happy because she refuses to fix her own life."
With my full support, Oscar contacted his lawyer to file an emergency ex parte motion for full custody. I handed over the police reports, the eviction notice, and a sworn affidavit detailing the abusive environment Brenda fostered. When Brenda was released on bail that afternoon, she returned to an empty house. Her daughters were gone, legally placed in their father's care pending a full family court hearing. She had finally managed to push away every single person who had ever tolerated her venom.
