Chapter 10 - THE HUSBAND'S CONFESSION
The young husband crawled desperately across the floor toward Jack's boots, grabbing the hem of his dark denim jeans.
"Mr. Sterling, please! She forced me to do it! Victoria threatened to cut me off if I didn't break your daughter's spirit!" he begged.
Jack looked down at the pathetic display with utter disdain, feeling no pity for the man who had terrorized his child.
"You had a choice every single day you raised your hand against her, and you chose cruelty," Jack said coldly.
The daughter looked down at her estranged husband, her eyes devoid of fear, replaced entirely by cold closure.
"I signed divorce papers three weeks ago, Thomas. You just didn't read the fine print before trying to cash my trust," she said softly.
Thomas stared up at her in shock, his blonde hair plastered to his forehead with sweat. "That's impossible..."
"Nothing is impossible when you're dealing with federal investigators who monitor your every transaction," Thomas's lawyer muttered from the crowd.
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Jack nudged Thomas's grip off his jeans with the toe of his boot, stepping away with calculated indifference.
The emotional weight in the room shifted entirely, leaving the abusers utterly isolated in their defeat.
