Two days later, there was a loud pounding on my front door.Helen had completely lost her former arrogance. She looked as though she had aged ten years, while her hair was gray and disheveled.The moment she saw me, she dropped onto her knees with a loud thud."Freya! Freya, please… I'm begging you!"Clutching a formal settlement and waiver form, she burst into tears. "Everything was Skylar's fault! I was a terrible mom, but he just made a terrible mistake in the heat of the moment! He's only in his 20s; he can't go to prison!"As long as you sign this waiver and tell them you two were just joking around as a couple, he'll be fine!"Freya, for the sake of his being my only son, please have pity on me—""Pity on you?" I cut her off.Then, I coldly snapped back, "When you and Skylar schemed and demanded money from me, why didn't you stop to think about the consequences? It's too late to regret it now."Helen froze, while I continued, "What Skylar did was a crime, not a joke or p
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