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Chapter 102: The Reckoning

Author: Rejoice Ezeh
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Victoria's POV

The federal courthouse in Lower Manhattan felt like a cathedral of justice as I sat at the defendant's table, wearing an orange prison jumpsuit and handcuffs while my court-appointed attorney reviewed the extensive criminal charges that would determine whether I spent the next twenty years in federal prison. The charges against me read like a catalog of betrayal: corporate espionage, conspiracy to commit fraud, money laundering, and accessory to attempted murder.

Judge Katherine Reynolds presided over the courtroom with the stern authority of someone who had seen every type of criminal justification and excuse during her decades on the federal bench. She reviewed my case file while federal prosecutor Michael Torres prepared to present evidence that would demonstrate the scope of my criminal activities and family betrayal.

"Ms. Sterling, you are charged with multiple federal crimes involving corporate espionage, conspiracy, and financial fraud conducted against your own
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