Elijah stayed beside me as she opened the file.
“This affair has been going on longer than you think,” she said. “Franklin financed it with money he stole from you.”
“How much?” I asked.
My chest tightened. “He spent my future on her?”
“That’s not all.”
She opened her laptop, pulling up bank transfers. “Madison embezzled over two hundred thousand dollars from her firm. A shell company. Gifts for Franklin.”
I felt sick.
Then Aisha paused.
“And there’s more.”
Elijah stiffened. “Tell her.”
“Fifteen years ago,” Aisha said carefully, “Franklin had another affair. That woman had a daughter.”
“The DNA test is conclusive,” Elijah added softly. “Aisha got his toothbrush.”
The page slid toward me.
99.999% probability of paternity.
“He has a daughter?” I whispered. “He hid a child for fifteen years?”
“Yes. And he’s been paying the mother secretly.”
Something inside me shattered—then hardened.
“This isn’t just betrayal,” Aisha said. “It’s fraud. Theft. A double life built on lies.”
Elijah leaned in. “That’s why we expose them today.”
My hand trembled—but I took it.
“The police are ready,” she added. “Once the files are released, Madison will be arrested today.”
“And Franklin?” I asked.
“Elijah’s lawyer files the moment you file for divorce. You’ll get everything tied to the stolen funds.”
For the first time that day, I didn’t feel broken.
I felt powerful.
“Let’s finish this,” I said.
The wedding was perfect on the surface.
Flowers. Music. Smiles.
A lie dressed as beauty.
When the officiant asked if anyone objected, I stood.
Gasps filled the yard.
I raised the remote.
And pressed it.
The screen exploded with truth.
Photos. Receipts. Hotel timestamps.
Madison screamed. Franklin begged.
Then came the DNA results.
Silence fell like a blade.
Police stepped forward.
Handcuffs clicked.
Lives collapsed.
And I felt nothing but release.
The aftermath was swift.
Madison took a plea deal.
Franklin lost everything—including me.
I filed for divorce the next day.
And then… Zoe reached out.
A scared, innocent girl who deserved none of this.
We met.
And slowly, she became family.
