The following weeks brought deep quiet and needed healing to the household.
David hired a professional, kind healthcare nurse named Sarah for his mother.
Sarah arrived every morning with a warm smile and gentle, helpful hands.
She helped Evelyn with her physical therapy exercise routines every single day.
Evelyn's health improved quickly under the proper care and peaceful atmosphere.
Her pale hands healed completely, and her posture became strong and confident.
David adjusted his corporate work schedule to spend more hours at home.
He ate breakfast with his mother every morning in the bright kitchen.
They talked about happy memories from David's childhood years in the countryside.
"I haven't felt this peaceful in a very long time," Evelyn said.
David smiled across the table as he poured fresh coffee for both.
"This house belongs to us, Mom," David told her with love.
Meanwhile, the legal proceedings against Jessica moved forward very quickly indeed.
Mark, the divorce lawyer, gathered solid evidence of Jessica's financial greed.
Bank records showed she had been secretly transferring money to personal accounts.
She had been preparing to leave David after securing a huge payout.
When the evidence was presented in court, Jessica's lawyers had no defense.
The judge enforced the prenuptial agreement completely without any hesitation at all.
Jessica was ordered to return all stolen funds to David's bank account.
She received no alimony and no share of the grand suburban mansion.
Her reputation in high society circles was ruined by the public court filings.
People learned how she had treated an elderly woman in her care.
Former friends refused to invite her to luxury parties or public events.
Jessica was forced to move into a tiny, cheap apartment downtown alone.
She had to work a standard job to pay her own rent.
David watched the news of the court settlement from his spacious office.
He felt no joy in her downfall, only a deep sense of justice.
He picked up his phone to call his mother at the house.
"Everything is finalized today, Mom," David said into the receiver.
"We can finally move forward with our lives in total peace now."
Evelyn's gentle voice came through the speaker with clear, happy emotion.
"Thank you for coming home early that day, my son," she said.