Connie Witteman forbade her ex-lover Eugène van Dun to take up a regular job, he himself says in the Story. “She put herself above people who have to work every day.”
They have been involved in a legal battle with each other for years: Connie Witteman and Eugène van Dun. The two were in real estate together and after the breakup a conflict broke out over the financial settlement of their projects. How did they end up in real estate together? Out of hunger for money, Eugène believes.
Connie’s life of luxury
According to Eugène, Connie received six million euros after her divorce from the late Hans Breukhoven. “To her great surprise, which was a surprise from Hans, she had to pay gift tax on it. Initially 3,250,000 euros. Thanks to my efforts, I was able to reduce that amount to approximately 1.6 million euros through the tax authorities.”
All’s well that ends well? No. He continues in the Story: “At that time, Connie also had to pay about 500,000 or 600,000 euros in tax and deposit her pension provision, worth 750,000 euros. In short: there was nothing left. At least, not enough to maintain her life of luxury.”
Not an ordinary job
And Connie wanted to maintain that luxurious life. “Connie always pretended she was so rich, but she wasn’t. It wasn’t as nice as it looked.”
Eugène also wanted to contribute something, but: “She didn’t let me work during that period – that was a shame. Connie lived on a certain level. She placed herself above the people who had to work for their money every day. “That’s not chic,” she literally said.”
Property
And so the two ended up in real estate. “The deal with Connie was: I bring in the buildings, maintain and renovate them, Connie finances and if we sell them after five years, we split the profit.”
Well, that didn’t happen and that’s what the whole conflict is about. “Connie and I were engaged to be married at the time, so we did not go to a lawyer or notary for those transactions. I could have done that better.”