Chapter 7 - The Final Signature
Evelyn opened the blue folder and dropped it onto the floor directly in front of Nathan’s knees.
It was a set of divorce papers, already stamped and signed by her legal team. Attached to the back was an emergency eviction notice for the Ashford estate in Greenwich.
“Sign it, Nathan,” Evelyn commanded quietly. “Or my attorneys will file criminal charges for the two hundred thousand dollars you secretly transferred from my personal checking account last winter.”
Nathan looked up at her through tear-filled eyes, his hands shaking so violently he could barely hold the pen the waiter handed him. “Evelyn... you tricked me. You lied about who you were!”
“I never lied,” Evelyn corrected him coldly. “I told you my name was Evelyn Brooks. You were the one who assumed a woman from a humble background was worthless. You were the one who judged my value by the price of my clothes.”
Eleanor rushed over, kneeling beside her son, trying to pull the pen from his hand. “Don't sign it, Nathan! If you sign, she takes the house! She takes the cars!”
“The house and cars were purchased with loans backed by Brooks Holdings, Mrs. Ashford,” Evelyn said, turning her sharp gaze onto her mother-in-law. “Technically, you’ve been living in my guest house for three years. And I want you off my property by eight o'clock tomorrow morning.”
Eleanor’s lips trembled. She looked around the ballroom, desperately searching for support from her high-society friends. But every single person turned their backs, refusing to make eye contact with the disgraced matriarch.
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Nathan wept openly as he signed his name on the dotted line, handing the blue folder back to Evelyn’s legal guard.
👉 Evelyn took the signed papers, turned her back on the broken family, and walked toward the grand exit doors.
