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A Family Built on Lies Chapter 9
Three months later, my dad's case went to sentencing.Embezzlement, misappropriation of funds, tax evasion, bribery... He was convicted on multiple charges.Fifteen years.He stood in the dock, and when he heard the sentence, his legs buckled. He nearly collapsed.He whipped around and stared at Mom and me in the gallery, his eyes fixed on us as his trembling lips struggled to form words.Mom held my arm. She didn't look at him once throughout the entire proceeding.We applied for compulsory enforcement of the judgment.The court quickly froze and liquidated all the assets in his name. The downtown apartment that had nearly been given away finally returned to Mom in its entirety.Kendra didn't get off lightly, either.The enormous sums she'd squandered were deemed proceeds of crime, and she was required to repay every last cent. Her designer handbags, jewelry, and luxury cars were seized and auctioned off one by one.She tried to come to us, crying and claiming that she, too,
A Family Built on Lies Chapter 8
The police arrived at the scene shortly afterward.Two officers walked straight toward my dad."Austin Bennett, you're suspected of embezzlement and misappropriating a substantial amount of marital assets. You'll need to come with us to assist with the investigation.""That's nonsense! What gives you the right to arrest me?! I'm a taxpayer! I'm a businessman!" Dad struggled, his hair disheveled, screaming toward the cameras. "They're framing me! That witch seduced me! My wife and son have been bought off by her!"He whipped around and glared at Mom, his eyes bulging with rage. "Jenna! Is this how you treat your own husband?! After everything we've been through together, doesn't that count for anything?! Tell them this is all a misunderstanding!"Mom merely looked at him coldly, as if she were staring at a pile of garbage. "Husband?"Her voice was calm. "The moment you tricked me into selling my property to support your mistress, we stopped being husband and wife."The officers b
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"A lawyer's letter?" Dad jerked his head up, as if he'd just grabbed the last lifeline available to him.His panicked eyes swept across the cameras in the room before he suddenly pointed at Kendra, who was still reeling in shock. His voice rose sharply. "It's her! That witch seduced me! She tricked me!""Austin, you're not even human!" Kendra came to her senses and screamed as she lunged at him. "Who was the one practically worshipping me every single day?! Who was the one saying the sight of that old hag at home made him sick?!""Bullshit!" Dad shoved her away, his face twisted with rage. "If you weren't a little bit pretty, would I have ever looked at you? Who the hell do you think you are? You're nothing but a gold digger who sleeps her way to the top!""I'm a gold digger?! Then you're a lying freeloader! You stole your wife's money to support me! You're even more disgusting than I am!"Kendra had completely lost it. She grabbed the velvet ring box from the table beside her and
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The moment the words left my mouth, the entire hall seemed to fall silent.The next second, an uproar erupted, threatening to lift the roof off the building!"What?! His son?!""Isn't Mr. Bennett single? How could he have a son that old?!""Then the woman standing beside him must be... his actual wife?!"Kendra stumbled backward as if an invisible hand had closed around her throat. "No... No way!"She shrieked and grabbed my dad's arm. "Austin! He's lying! He's trying to trick me, isn't he?! Tell me he's lying!"Dad's lips trembled. Cold sweat soaked through his shirt collar, but he couldn't get a single word out."Lying to you?" Mom stepped forward, her voice as cold as ice.She pulled a marriage certificate from her purse and held it high for every camera to see. The official document bore the words "Marriage Certificate".She read the names clearly, her gaze sweeping across the room, "Austin Bennett and Jenna Bennett. Legally married for twenty-three years."Then she turn
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The moment those words left her mouth, the entire hall fell silent. Everyone seemed to stop breathing as their eyes darted back and forth between the two sides.When Dad finally came to his senses, he abruptly released Kendra. His face turned deathly pale, and sweat broke out across his forehead."W-Why are you two here?! I told you... not to get involved in the company's mess… Whatever this is, we can talk about it at home!"Before I could respond, Kendra rushed to his side. "Go home?"She yanked her arm out of his grasp, her voice shrill enough to pierce the air. "Why should we go home? We're settling this right here, right now!"She stormed toward us in her high heels, her finger nearly jabbing me in the face. "You again! You little brat! Why won't you leave me alone?"What? You saw my husband about to give me a house and a diamond ring, and now you're jealous? Envious? So you came here to ruin everything?!"The spotlights and every camera in the room turned toward us. Even t
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On the day of the Bennett Group's midyear presentation, the venue was packed with prominent figures. Even television reporters had arrived to livestream the event.Dad stood at the podium, looking confident and full of himself.Kendra stood close beside him in a red dress, her smile more dazzling than the crystal chandelier overhead.For years, Dad had used the excuse that he didn't want to bring work-related troubles home to keep Mom and me from attending a single company event with him.Back then, Mom had thought he was an exceptionally good husband. "Your dad never brings his work problems home! I'm so lucky to have married him."Looking back now, it was nothing short of a cruel joke.The evening gala soon got underway, and Dad stepped onto the stage under everyone's watchful eyes."Next, I'd like to take this opportunity to thank someone very special." His voice boomed through the microphone, reaching every corner of the banquet hall.A spotlight fell on Kendra. She put on
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