Chapter 15 - Jeffrey Desperate Attempts To Blackmail And Threaten Me
Late that evening, my cell phone rang while I sat beside Liam’s hospital bed reading a bedtime story. The caller ID displayed an incoming call from the Fulton County correctional facility inmate phone line.
I swiped my thumb to accept the call, pressing the speakerphone button so Richard Sterling could hear. "Claire! You have to drop these criminal charges immediately! Are you insane?" Jeffrey screamed through the receiver.
"You neglected our four-year-old son and conspired with a criminal con artist to steal my assets, Jeffrey," I replied calmly. "You belong in a prison cell."
"If you don't drop the charges, I'll release confidential corporate secrets that will tank your company's stock price overnight!" Jeffrey threatened desperately. "Go ahead, Jeffrey; my board of directors already knows every illegal transaction you orchestrated," I answered smoothly.
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"Claire, please! I'm your husband! We can fix this together if you just bail me out!" he sobbed pathetically. "My husband died the day I walked into this house and found my son starving on the floor," I stated before disconnecting the call.
Richard Sterling let out a low whistle of admiration, shutting off his digital recording app. "That phone call just added witness intimidation and extortion charges to his permanent indictment record," Richard smiled.
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