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Ethan and Brittany rose from their seats. He draped his arm over her shoulders, and together they stroed toward the courtroom doors with the arrogance of those who have just won a war. Brittany turned back one last time to look at me, and what I saw in her eyes chilled my blood.
It wasn’t just satisfaction. It was pure contempt. To her, I was nothing more than an obstacle that had finally been removed from the path.
A fancy dinner at a steakhouse, champagne, maybe a trip to the Hamptons. My fortune built over decades of hard work and sacrifice was now in the hands of two people who hadn’t worked an honest day in their lives. The deputy tugged my arm, forcing me to stand.
My knees protested. At 70 years old, every sudden movement is torture, but I forced myself to maintain composure. I wouldn’t give them the pleasure of seeing me crumble.
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