Chapter 15 - Confronting The Former Mayor Who Orchestrated The Public Shame

Arthur Sterling, the retired mayor who had ruled the town with an iron fist, sat on his front porch rocking chair.
He looked up as the shadow of a tall, broad-shouldered man fell across his manicured lawn.
Ethan walked up the wooden steps, holding the metal lockbox firmly under his arm with an icy stare.
“You’ve gotten older, Arthur, but your conscience looks just as rotten as it did twenty years ago,” Ethan said coldly.
Arthur’s face turned pale as he recognized the boy he had targeted in the storm all those years ago.
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“What do you want, Ethan? Money? Property?” Arthur stammered, gripping the arms of his rocking chair.
“I want a public confession printed on the front page of the local gazette before the week is out,” Ethan demanded.
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