Alexander's testimony was even more brutal than Emma's.
Margaret Chen went after him with surgical precision, painting him as a controlling billionaire who'd orchestrated the entire situation to destroy Victoria out of spite for being jilted at the altar five years ago.
"Mr. Sterling, isn't it true that you've never fully recovered from Ms. Ashford leaving you?"
"I recovered just fine. I fell in love with my wife."
"But you spent five years building walls, refusing to date, telling friends you'd never marry. Those are your words, from a deposition in an unrelated case. Correct?"
"Yes, but—"
"And then suddenly, conveniently, you married a woman you'd known for four days. Doesn't that seem... impulsive? For someone who spent five years avoiding relationships?"
"It was practical initially. It became love."
"Or it became an opportunity. A chance to show Victoria Ashford that you'd moved on. To make her jealous. To hurt her the way she hurt you."
