The little girl screamed, “Daddy, don’t drink it!”—then knocked the poisoned tea from his hand.
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Chapter 17 - THE AFTERMATH
In the weeks that followed, the full extent of the conspiracy unraveled.
Dozens arrested. Records corrected. Apologies issued. The hospital fire was re-investigated and determined to be arson—set by Roland’s men to cover Sarah’s disappearance. Every lie exposed. Every crime documented.
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Nora accepted a reduced sentence in exchange for full testimony against everyone involved. She entered witness protection and vanished. Julian pleaded guilty to every charge in exchange for sparing his remaining family further pain. He would spend the rest of his life in prison. Roland and his associates faced long sentences.
Justice, slow and imperfect, had been served.
