Chapter 13 - The Jailhouse Call
Late that night, Julian sat in his study, staring at the framed American flag hanging on the foyer wall below.
His desk phone rang, displaying a collect call notification from the Palm Beach County Correctional Facility.
Julian pressed the speaker button, recording the conversation on his computer terminal.
"You think you've won, Julian?" Victoria's raspy, bitter voice echoed through the speaker.
"You're behind bars, Victoria," Julian replied calmly. "Your life as you knew it is completely over."
"I have friends on the outside who know where you and Lily sleep every night," Victoria threatened maliciously.
"If you don't drop the charges by tomorrow morning, you won't live to see the trial," she added softly.
Julian smiled coldly into the receiver, pressing a button to upload the recorded threat to the prosecutor's drive.
"Thank you for adding witness intimidation to your indictment, Victoria," Julian said before hanging up the line.
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He immediately alerted his private security team to double the perimeter guards around the estate.
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