I Signed Away Eight Million To Leave Him Chapter 30
“She asked me to get your permission first.”
I looked out the library window.
Reporters were still waiting at the school gates, while Sloane’s interview spread across the internet.
“All right.”
After a pause, I added, “But release only the waiver. Don’t mention anything about my private relationship with Beatrice.”
Then I had my own lawyer submit three things as well.
First, the waiver I had signed before leaving Palm Beach.
Second, the deed and mortgage records showing that Eli and I had purchased our home together.
Third, the screenshot of Graham admitting he had humiliated me deliberately.
The court had already reviewed these same records when it granted the restraining order.
These documents did not cry.
They didn’t need anyone to defend them.
They simply laid the dates and facts out for the world to see.
Two hours later, the show that had first aired the interview removed the segment claiming I had bought my house with Vale family money.
By evening, the headlines had changed.
MARA ELLIS GAVE UP EIGHT MILLION DOLLARS.
GRAHAM VALE ADMITTED BEFORE HIS DEATH THAT HE DELIBERATELY HURT HIS FORMER FIANCÉE.
On social media, Sloane accused the documents of being taken out of context.
She claimed Beatrice was willing to sacrifice even her own son’s reputation to protect me.
But almost as soon as she posted it, the Palm Beach police released another statement.
After reviewing the cold case and re-interviewing surviving witnesses, prosecutors had filed a second-degree murder charge against my father.
When police reached the television studio, he was getting ready to record a fourth interview.
This time, the cameras did not capture his tears.
They captured the handcuffs on his wrists.