Chapter 17 - Victoria Begs For Mercy While Richard Stares In Silence

As the jury delivered a unanimous guilty verdict on all counts, Victoria stood up and looked toward the gallery.
Her eyes met Richard’s seated in the front row, filled with desperate, agonizing regret.
“Richard! Please! Have mercy on me! We were married for ten years!” she cried out across the courtroom.
Richard didn't flinch or change his expression, maintaining a chilling, absolute silence as she was pulled away.
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Judge Harrison slammed his gavel down with a sharp, echoing crack that sealed their fates.
“I sentence both defendants to twenty-five years in a federal penitentiary without parole,” the judge ruled.