Chapter 3: The Counterattack
Lauren stopped crying and started fighting. Guided by Julian's legal brilliance, she filed for sole custody, freezing Daniel’s assets in the process. Panicked and broke, Daniel tried to crawl back to Lauren. He stood outside her door in the pouring rain, sending pathetic apologies and begging for forgiveness, claiming Vanessa had "manipulated" his vulnerable state.
Lauren coldly recorded his desperate confessions from her security camera and forwarded them directly to his lawyer. Meanwhile, Vanessa, desperate to save herself from criminal fraud charges, handed over the evidence of Daniel's embezzlement to the police. The corporate scandal broke the news, destroying Daniel's career overnight.
