I donated a kidney to my husband, Nick. Two days after surgery, while I was still weak and stitched up, he told me he wanted a divorce. He said he’d never loved me.
After 15 years of marriage, he planned to take everything — the house, the car, our savings — and full custody of our 11-year-old daughter, Chloe. He had already hired the best lawyer and quietly moved money out of our joint accounts before my surgery. I couldn’t afford an attorney of my own.
In court, his lawyer painted me as unstable and unfit. Every time I tried to speak, I was shut down.
Then Chloe stood up.
“Your Honor, may I show you something my mom doesn’t know about?”
She handed over her tablet. The video was dated two weeks before my transplant. It showed Nick telling another woman that once the surgery was done, he’d be “free,” that he had already moved assets and planned to leave me with nothing. He even told Chloe not to tell me and tried to bribe her with a new tablet.
The courtroom went silent.
When questioned, Nick couldn’t deny it. The judge immediately granted me temporary full custody and ordered a review of all financial transfers.
Outside the courtroom, Nick exploded — admitting he had used me for a child and stayed only until he secured control of the finances and his transplant. His own lawyer overheard everything and withdrew from the case, later directing me to free legal help.
Nick had tried to leave me with nothing.
But he forgot one thing.
I wasn’t alone — and my daughter told the truth.