Chapter 8 - The Courtroom Confrontation
The trial lasted three agonizing days. It was a clash of titans—a billionaire CEO vs. a man who had built his own success and was now defending his bloodline.
Julian was smug on the stand. He presented himself as the savior, the man who had stepped in when I had failed.
Then, it was my turn.
I didn't talk about money. I didn't talk about my business. I brought the only evidence that mattered: the records of the money Julian had stolen, and the testimony of the doctor who had treated Sarah—the one who confirmed that Julian had pressured her to hide the pregnancy from me.
"You didn't help her," I said, facing him on the stand. "You trapped her. You made her believe she was indebted to you so you could control her."
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Julian’s face crumbled. The jury saw it. The judge saw it.
The verdict was swift. Full custody to me and Sarah, joint and equal. Julian was stripped of his guardianship and slapped with a massive fine for corporate fraud.
