By the day of the trial, Jenna looked completely drained.She was led into the courtroom with her head hanging, like all the fight had gone out of her.The evidence was overwhelming, and every witness’s statement matched.We won the case with almost no difficulty.Jenna was convicted of fraud and ordered to repay every man she’d scammed.Because of the enormous amount involved, she was facing up to twenty years in prison.“I don’t even care whether I get the money back anymore,” one of the men said. “At least we finally got some justice. Maybe this will serve as a warning to other scammers. Take enough shortcuts, and sooner or later, they’ll catch up with you.”I hugged each of them and suggested we go out for a proper celebration.But Jenna called out to me before I could leave.She stared at me in silence, sadness pouring off her entire body.I cut her off before she could start another performance.“Just say what you want. Don’t bother playing the victim with me.”“We we
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