“I don’t care how. Move the assets. Use offshore accounts. She’s not getting anything. Not the company… not the kids.”
A louder murmur spread.
Camila went rigid.
Helena didn’t move.
The video continued.
“And the documents?” a voice asked.
Edward laughed.
“I handled it. That prenup signature was the best move I ever made. She never read the technical clauses… and wouldn’t understand them anyway.”
The judge narrowed his eyes.
“Continue.”
The footage jumped.
Another day.
Another conversation.
Edward and Camila.
Close.
“Once this is over,” Camila said, “we’ll make everything official, right?”
“Of course,” Edward replied. “I just need to get Helena out of the way first. No scandal… no losses.”
“And the kids?” she asked.
Edward shrugged.
“They’re a detail.”
That word cut through the room like a blade.
Detail.
The twins looked at their father.
But this time…
there was no recognition in their eyes.
Only distance.
Understanding.
An ending.
The video stopped.
Silence.
The judge took a deep breath.
“Mr. Hayes… would you like to respond?”
Edward opened his mouth—
But nothing came out.
His lawyer tried.
“Your Honor, this could be manipulated—”
“Are you willing to request immediate forensic verification?” the judge interrupted.
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.