Chapter 13 - What Was Supposed to Happen Wednesday?

According to Daniel’s eventual statement, he intended to drive us to the rental house Wednesday morning.
My response:
“I never agreed.”
He said I had.
When?
During an argument two weeks earlier, I said:
“I wish I could take Noah somewhere quiet and disappear for a month.”
He treated that as authorization.
Not legally.
Psychologically.
He built an entire plan around an exhausted sentence.
Daniel’s attorney later argued that he believed he was giving me what I requested.
The messages contradicted the innocent version.
He knew I had not agreed to the specific house.
He knew I did not know about the school withdrawal.
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He knew Melissa was hiding preparations from me.
And most importantly, he prepared for resistance.