Grant’s face turned white.

He had not attacked a helpless, dependent wife.

He had attempted to erase the woman who legally owned the foundation beneath his entire empire.

PART 3

The proceeding stopped resembling a divorce hearing and became an examination of everything Grant had concealed.

Post-divorce projects

Judge Whitmore reviewed the trust records, patent history, and bank transactions. With every page, another piece of Grant’s confidence disappeared.

His attorney asked for a recess.

Denied.

He asked the court to dismiss the evidence.

Denied.

Grant accused me of influencing Martin.

Martin finally lifted his head. “You ordered me to delete the audit trail. You said she was too unstable to understand.”

“After everything I did for you?”

Martin replied, “You mean everything she built for you.”

“I didn’t know about any fraud,” Vanessa said.

Lena placed an email before the judge. Vanessa had written: Once the divorce is final, transfer the last patents. She’ll be left with nothing, and we can sell before anyone notices.