Elena gripped David's grey suit jacket tightly, terrified that he might suddenly disappear again.
David helped her stand up, keeping his arm firmly around her thin, frail waist.
His father, Arthur, walked out of the study holding a sleek dark leather suitcase.
Arthur stood motionless near the doorway, looking stern, cold, and entirely unbothered by the scene.
David looked at his father with complete disbelief, realizing the entire family was involved.
David: You knew about this, Dad? You let her treat Elena like a prisoner?
Arthur adjusted his black tie calmly and stared straight ahead without any remorse.
Arthur: She was a distraction to the family estate and your future in the business.
David: She is my legal wife, and this estate belongs to my mother's trust!
Vivian chuckled lightly and smoothed the velvet fabric of her elegant dark dress.
Vivian: The trust fund is under my management now, David, so you have no power here.
David felt a dark fire ignite within his chest as he glared at his stepmother.
He remembered the legal documents his late mother had left behind in her private safe.
David pulled his smartphone out of his jacket pocket with quick, aggressive movements.
He dialed his family lawyer's private number, placing the phone firmly against his ear.
Vivian sneered at him, believing her control over the family money was absolute and secure.
She took another slow sip of her wine, expecting David to back down as usual.
David: Freeze every account Vivian controls!
Vivian's smirk vanished instantly, her grip tightening on the stem of her delicate glass.
David: You imprisoned my wife in her own house, and now you pay for it!
The lawyer on the line confirmed that the emergency fraud protocol was now active.
Because Elena was a primary named heir in the original trust, Vivian had committed a crime.
The legal power Vivian had abused for months was wiped out in a single second.
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