Chapter 6 - Victor Read Elena’s Diary Aloud in Court—And Dante Did the One Thing Nobody ExpectedThe trial became national news.
Victor's attorneys tried to portray Dante as a criminal mastermind.
Then Victor produced Elena's diary.
He read several passages.
He wanted the court to believe Dante had psychologically controlled his wife.
Elena sat silently.
Then Dante stood.
“Enough.”
The courtroom went quiet.
He turned to the judge.
“The diary is hers.”
“Yes.”
“She wrote it privately.”
“Yes.”
“I read it without permission.”
Elena looked at him.
Dante continued.
“And it showed me something I should have known.”
He looked at his wife.
“She was hurting.”
His voice broke.
“I was so focused on protecting her from bullets that I never noticed the things I was doing that made her feel small.”
The courtroom fell silent.
Dante then did something nobody expected.
He surrendered control of his remaining assets to Elena.
“I don't want power over her.”
He looked at the judge.
“I want her to have power over herself.”
Elena began crying.
The court accepted the transfer.
Victor was convicted.
The Marino empire effectively ended.
But Elena had never felt more loved.
Afterward, she confronted Dante.
“You gave me everything.”
“No.”
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He smiled.
“I gave you back what was always yours.”
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