Chapter 7 - Vanessa Defense Attorney Tries To Strike A Deal
By eight o'clock the following morning, Vanessa's high-priced criminal defense lawyer, Richard Vance, arrived at the hospital waiting room. He adjusted his tailored suit, holding a leather briefcase as he approached me with a cold, professional expression.
"Mrs. Vance is prepared to sign a full, uncontested divorce settlement if you drop the felony child endangerment charges," Vance stated smoothly. "If you refuse, we will launch a public custody battle that will drag your family name through every tabloid in Texas."
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I stood up from my chair, towering over the attorney with a look of pure, unadulterated disgust. "Tell your client that I am turning over all offshore financial records to the FBI fraud division this afternoon," I replied coldly.
I walked past him, leaving the high-priced attorney standing alone in the hospital corridor as his phone began ringing furiously.
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