part 8
PART 8
Victoria was charged first.
Assault resulting in serious injury.
Then obstruction after she tried to delete private messages from her phone.
The attempt failed because Vale security had already preserved the estate network backups.
Dominic was not charged immediately.
Men like Dominic often stand behind other people’s hands.
But the investigation moved closer.
Messages showed he knew about the unsigned asset transfer.
Paige’s statements showed he expected Audrey to be vulnerable after the fall.
Bank records showed he attempted to move funds from a restricted account while Audrey was in emergency care.
That attempt happened twenty-seven minutes after Doctor Reed informed him of the miscarriage.
Sophia told Audrey carefully.
Audrey stared at her.
“He knew?”
Sophia nodded.
“He knew before I did?”
“Yes.”
Audrey turned her face toward the window.
Snow fell lightly outside the hospital.
Not like the night she fell.
Softer.
Crueler.
Dominic had known their child was gone and still tried to move money.
That fact ended the last human shape he had in her mind.
The hearing was packed.
Reporters waited outside.
Vale Meridian had issued no emotional statement.
Only facts.
Audrey Vale is recovering.
All legal remedies are being pursued.
No further comment.
Dominic arrived with a new attorney and an old expression.
Innocent husband.
Wounded man.
Victim of family chaos.
Then Sophia presented the timeline.
The shove.
The injury.
The miscarriage notification.
Dominic kissing Paige.
The attempted fund transfer.
The asset plan.
The hospital lockout.
The judge asked Dominic one question.
“Why did you attempt to access restricted assets after learning your wife had miscarried?”
Dominic’s face flickered.
Just once.
“I was trying to stabilize the household.”
Audrey spoke before anyone could stop her.
“My household was a hospital bed.”
The courtroom went silent.
Dominic looked at her.
For the first time, she saw no mask.
Only resentment.
Because she was supposed to be broken quietly.
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Instead, she had become evidence.
Read the full story 👉 Records proved Dominic tried to move money after learning Audrey lost the baby, destroying his wounded-husband act.
