CHAPTER TWENTY
Henry Gilbert was very straight-laced, efficient, and extremely learned. Anna almost felt bad for Will having to come up against him. She had been sitting with her lawyer in Ausable’s library through a long afternoon going over the many papers he was preparing.
“As you can see, Mrs. Tattersall, it is best to gather as much financial information as possible. From both you and your husband. Due to your parents’ early deaths, you bring substantial assets to the marriage, as does your husband due to his successful business dealings and family inheritances. I need all these facts to reach a fair and balanced settlement for you.”
“For both of us,” Anna interjected. “As I stated previously, I don’t need Will’s money and can fully support the boys on my own, if necessary. I don’
