Chapter 14 - The Final surrender
Bradley stared at me through the glass, his mouth opening and closing like a fish stranded on dry sand, completely paralyzed with fear.
He realized in one terrifying instant that he had zero cards left to play, zero leverage to hold, and zero protection against prison time.
His mother looked at him in total horror, realizing for the first time that her golden son was an embezzler facing federal indictment.
“Sign the papers, Bradley,” Barbara whispered brokenly, her voice trembling as tears finally spilled down her wrinkled cheeks.
“Sign them... please... don't let her send you to jail...”
With a shaking hand, Bradley took the pen from Marcus Croft’s hand through the security slot, resting the legal document against the barrier.
His fingers quivered so violently that his signature was a jagged, messy scribble across the bottom line of the surrender agreement.
May you like
He dropped the pen onto the floor, looking at me through the glass with eyes completely drained of life, hope, and pride.
“Are you happy now, Maddie?” Bradley whispered hoarsely, his voice breaking into a quiet whimper. “You ruined my life.”
