Family on Their Knees Heart Turned to Ice novel Chapter 1510

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"I'll ensure the legal team is fully briefed, Mr. Blake," Lester affirmed. "We'll adjust the court scheduling around her procedure so she can't use it for sympathy. Also, the evidence you requested regarding her financial motives for marrying you has been fully compiled."

Lester handed over a second, sleeker dossier. "This is the hard copy. The digital files and video evidence have already been sent to your inbox."

This caught Sebastian's full attention. He eagerly opened the file. There was a reason Lester was his most trusted aide; the documentation was meticulous and devastating.

It detailed Bella's entire employment history with him, proving she was fiercely opportunistic from day one. She had continuously funneled resources to the Mercer family and siphoned kickbacks from the Blake-Mercer collaborations.

Sebastian had known about the kickbacks at the time. In high-society business, such maneuvering was an open secret. Because of her status as his girlfriend, executives had turned a blind eye.

Back then, Sebastian hadn't cared. But now, weaponized and documented, those same actions explicitly painted Bella as a greedy embezzler. The sums were substantial. While he couldn't throw her in prison for it—the Mercer family would undoubtedly protect her. He knew Sabrina Ward had her ways with Martin Mercer, and the Mercer family would spin it as 'administrative bonuses' to keep her out of jail—that wasn't his goal anyway.

His goal was to legally classify Bella as a Gold Digger. He needed irrefutable proof that she married him solely for financial exploitation.

Combined with her atrocious stunt at their wedding—drugging Old Mr. Blake and colluding with Debbie to extort a 1 billion dollar debt payout—the narrative was bulletproof. She was a predator.