Present Day
Leon's hands shake as he reads the morning headlines.
"Hart Industries CEO Built Empire on Ex-Wife's Genius" "The Stolen Innovations That Made Leon Hart Rich" "Corporate Fraud or Marital Betrayal?"
His phone hasn't stopped ringing since 6 AM.
Board members demanding explanations. Clients canceling contracts. Reporters wanting statements about everything from patent theft to child abandonment.
Elena sits across from him in his office, her face pale and drawn.
"This is worse than we thought," she says, scrolling through social media on her phone. "They're calling us both parasites. People who built careers on destroying a genius."
Leon's stomach churns.
"I never meant for it to go this far."
"Didn't you?" Elena's voice is sharp. "You hired the investigators. You filed fo
