When Eric testified, Harold asked gently. “Did you forget the offshore account. Or did you assume my daughter was too foolish to find it.” Eric stammered. “Administrative error.” “Two hundred thousand dollars is an impressive error,” Harold said.
Judge Marlow delivered the ruling. “Mr Dalton. Your conduct is reprehensible. Ruling in favor of Ms Sloan. Seventy percent of assets awarded to the defendant including undisclosed accounts. Restitution for affair expenses. Plaintiff pays all legal costs.”
Eric slumped. Milton packed his briefcase without a glance at him.
Outside under the afternoon sun Rebecca hugged her father. “Thank you,” she whispered. “You never needed to fight alone,” Harold said. “Now let us get lunch. Dana is bringing champagne.”
Rebecca glanced back. Eric left the courthouse alone. Tiffany had vanished. She turned away. Her real life had begun.
The days after felt unreal. Rebecca returned to work, her mind replaying the courtroom. She had dinner with Harold. They spoke of distance, grief, and rebuilding closeness.
“You did not fail,” Harold said. “He did.”
Rebecca admitted Eric once called her boring. Harold dismissed it. “Cheaters blame others for their emptiness.”
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