Chapter 4 - The DivorceThe divorce became a Miami scandal overnight.
News helicopters hovered over the Whitmore estate.
Reporters camped outside the gates.
Every television channel wanted to know why one of Miami's wealthiest families had suddenly imploded.
Valeria hired an army of lawyers.
She denied everything.
Julian didn't fight her in the press.
He didn't need to.
The evidence spoke for itself.
Security footage.
Witness statements.
Financial records.
And eventually, something else.
A hidden account.
Detective Reed discovered that Valeria had been secretly transferring money from companies connected to Whitmore Holdings.
Millions.
The money trail led to shell corporations in the Caribbean.
Julian stared at the documents.
"She wasn't only trying to kill Eleanor."
Marcus nodded.
"She was trying to take control of the estate."
The pieces finally connected.
The sudden affection.
The questions about the trust.
The arguments over Eleanor's signature.
Valeria hadn't married Julian because she loved him.
She had married the Whitmore fortune.
And when Eleanor stood in her way, Valeria decided to remove the obstacle.
The divorce was finalized six months later.
Valeria left Miami under a storm of cameras.
But before she entered the waiting car, she looked directly at Julian.
She smiled.
May you like
Not defeated.
Promising.
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