She reached for her tablet and played a video. Vanessa appeared on the screen—sneaking into Evelyn’s bedroom, trying on her jewelry, whispering with Helen in the kitchen.
Once she signs the papers, Daniel’s free. The baby will forget her.
Vanessa went pale. Richard muttered a curse.
“You planned to steal my husband, my child, and my life,” Evelyn said coldly. “But I documented everything. The prenup, the infidelity clause, the recordings—you forfeited everything, Daniel.”
He stammered. “You—you spied on me?”
“No,” she said calmly. “I protected myself from a liar.”
Turning to Richard and Helen, she added, “I’ll buy your company for fifty million. That’s eighty-five percent below value. Reject the deal, and you’ll be bankrupt in three months.”
Helen’s arrogance finally cracked. “Please, Evelyn—we can fix this. We can be family again.”
Evelyn’s voice was ice. “My name is Ms. Hart. And no—you can’t.”
