The guests chuckled as Ethan teased Joseph for playing favorites, promising to keep me happy.During the party, I spotted a familiar, gaunt figure. He was so thin, almost skeletal, that I barely recognized him.When our eyes met, I knew it was Isaac. He shuffled over, placing two pieces of cheese on the table. "I wanted to bring something for your engagement, but I've got nothing. The cheese was begged off someone."He rubbed his hands, looking out of place amid the extravagance. "You've got everything now. Guess you don't need my gift."Two years ago, Joseph told me Joyce had a breakdown in the interrogation unit and tried to escape. She'd gone to Isaac's cell, hoping to break him out, but he ratted her out. She was shot on the spot, and he got a reduced sentence for it.He'd been released early, but with an ankle monitor for life. No one in the city would hire him, and he could barely scrape by.Neville hadn't let him off easily. It was a punishment to live in shame, scorned by
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