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Chapter 11: The Ultimatum

Penulis: Sire Bliss
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~ Final Showdown in the Courtroom ~

My hands wouldn't stop trembling. I clenched them into fists, digging my nails into my palms until the pain gave me something else to focus on besides the nausea churning in my stomach.

The courtroom smelled of lemon-scented cleaner and dusty law books. Judge Winters adjusted his reading glasses, the fluorescent lights glinting off the silver frames as he shuffled the papers before him. Each rustle sliced through the silence like a knife. The final ruling. The end of five years of marriage, reduced to legal jargon and dollar signs.

"Ms. Campbell, please rise," he instructed.

My legs felt like lead as I stood. Beside me, Rebecca Torres, my attorney, placed a steadying hand on my elbow. The gesture was subtle but necessary. I wasn't sure I could remain upright otherwise.

Across the aisle, Michael sat with his team of lawyers—three impeccably dressed sharks with cufflinks that probably cost more than what I'd be walking away with today. His express
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Why did Aria not turn that tape over to someone about her sister
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Somewhere I hope Michael and Aria could get back together and he would know his children.
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