Chapter 16 - The Presiding Judge Hands Down A Maximum Sentence
Two weeks later, Presiding Judge Robert Sterling convened the sentencing hearing for Chloe Vance at the Manhattan courthouse. Judge Sterling looked down from the bench with absolute judicial severity as he delivered his final remarks to the convicted felon.
"Your calculated, long-term scheme to poison your own husband for financial gain represents the absolute apex of human malice and cruelty," Judge Sterling declared firmly. "You showed zero remorse for your actions and zero regard for human life."
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"I sentence you to thirty-five years in a maximum-security state penitentiary without the possibility of early parole," Judge Sterling ruled, slamming his wooden gavel down. Court marshals immediately locked heavy steel shackles around Chloe’s ankles, leading her out through the rear exit.
Ethan let out a long, peaceful breath, holding Maya’s hand as they walked out of the courthouse into the bright afternoon sunlight of New York City. Absolute legal justice had been delivered, and their road to complete healing could finally begin.
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