Mavis smiled bitterly.
“You sound like him.”
“No. I sound like myself.”
PART FOUR — THE TRIAL OF GRANT HOLLOWAY
Grant’s trial began fourteen months after the gala.
By then, our divorce was final.
He contested everything.
The mansion.
The Bellamy shares.
The necklace.
Even the ten-year-old car I owned before our marriage.
His attorneys argued that my hidden wealth constituted marital deception.
They claimed Grant might have made different financial decisions had he known I controlled Bellamy Holdings.
Rebecca answered:
“He certainly would have made different decisions about how openly he abused his wife.”
The court found the Bellamy trust separate and protected.
Grant received none of it.
The Palm Beach mansion remained trust property.
His legitimate personal assets were divided according to the prenuptial agreement he once mocked me for insisting upon.
The forged transfers became criminal evidence.
At trial, Grant presented himself as an ambitious executive overwhelmed by family expectations.
