Dakota stopped her fake sobbing as the judge looked at the photos with growing disgust, his face tightening with disapproval.

The second folder was even worse, containing the official documents for the house sale—signed when Geneva already had advanced dementia.

There were clear signature comparisons and bank receipts showing massive deposits going directly into Joel’s personal, private accounts.

“That proves absolutely nothing—it’s all just hearsay and jealousy!” Joel interrupted, sweating profusely as he looked at the judge.

Mr. Goodwin picked up the grandfather’s final letter and asked the judge for permission to read it into the official record.

The room fell into an absolute, deathly silence as the lawyer read the words of the man who had seen the greed in his own children’s eyes.

“If Geneva can no longer defend herself, let whoever still sees her as a human being, and not as an inheritance, defend her,” the letter concluded.