The lawyer hesitated.
Because he knew.
If tested… it would be confirmed.
Edward ran a hand over his face.
The confident, arrogant man—
was gone.
“I…” he tried.
But couldn’t finish.
Helena stepped forward.
Her voice, when she spoke, was steady.
Without hatred.
“I didn’t come here to destroy you, Edward.”
He looked up.
Confused.
“I could,” she continued. “These documents, these records, these recordings… are only part of what exists.”
The judge watched her carefully.
“Then why?” Edward whispered.
Helena took a breath.
Looked at her sons.
And answered:
“Because I don’t want them to grow up believing that winning means destroying someone else.”
Her words echoed.
Simple.
Powerful.
“I just want justice,” she said. “And I want to walk away free. Free from lies… from manipulation… from you.”
The judge nodded slowly.
“There is substantial evidence of financial fraud, asset concealment, and contractual manipulation,” he declared.
Edward’s lawyer closed his eyes briefly.
They had lost.
“The court hereby nullifies any prenuptial conditions that unfairly disadvantage Mrs. Vale, pending full review.”
Edward exhaled heavily.
Like everything had collapsed.
“As for custody…”
Helena tightened her grip on her sons’ hands.