Chapter 5 - The Heir No One Expected
The public learned Jenna’s identity during Ethan’s first court hearing.
Reporters crowded outside the courthouse, expecting a wealthy developer accused of financial misconduct.
Instead, Eleanor Vale arrived beside Jenna.
The headlines exploded before noon.
Pregnant Wife in Viral Cake Assault Revealed as Heiress to Vale Global Holdings.
Caldwell Developer Accused of Stealing From Billion-Dollar Family Trust.
Mistress Cooperates in Fraud Investigation.
Jenna hated the attention.
But Eleanor reminded her, “You do not have to enjoy being seen to refuse being erased.”
At the hearing, Ethan’s attorneys argued that Jenna had authorized all transfers.
Martin Shaw presented the forensic evidence.
The signatures were fake.
The digital access logs were manipulated.
And Ethan had attempted to move additional assets after Jenna was hospitalized.
The judge froze his accounts.
Outside, Ethan tried to approach Jenna.
“Please,” he said. “This has gone too far.”
Jenna looked at him.
“It went too far when you let her put her hands on me.”
His face tightened.
“You’re destroying everything.”
“No,” Jenna replied. “I’m saving what you tried to destroy.”
Then she walked away with Lena and Eleanor beside her.
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For the first time, Jenna did not feel like someone’s wife.
She felt like herself.
