All Chapters of The Genius They Underpaid: Chapter 11 - Chapter 14

I later heard that Luke had been sentenced to prison on a rainy afternoon.I was reviewing a contract in my office when my secretary knocked and came in. "Ms. Eve, there's a package at the front desk that requires your signature."I signed for it. When I opened it, I found a photocopy of a court judgment. The sender was someone I knew well—Luke's mother.Why would she send me her son's judgment? I didn't understand, but I opened it anyway."The defendant, Luke Zephyr, is hereby sentenced to two years and six months in prison for embezzlement and one year in prison for assault. The defendant shall serve a total sentence of three years…"Assault? I frowned and continued reading."The defendant, Luke Zephyr, got into an altercation with the victim, Linnea Gardenia, and pushed her down a flight of stairs, causing a fracture of her left tibia, which constituted a minor injury…"Luke had pushed Linnea down the stairs.I stared at those lines for a long time, and a thought suddenly cr

I didn't reply. Instead, I deleted the text and blocked the number.It wasn't that I was heartless. I only did that because some people deserved one more chance, while others didn't.I headed toward the parking garage after the event. My heels clicked sharply against the pavement.The underground garage was eerily quiet, with only the sound of my footsteps breaking the silence.Just then, I saw someone standing beside a car. His back was hunched, his hair gray, and he was wearing a dark gray coat covered in pilling.It wasn't until I got closer that I saw that the person's cuffs were worn through, the cotton stuffing poking out.The man standing there was painfully thin. His cheekbones jutted out, his eye sockets were sunken, and his skin had a waxy yellow pallor.Only his eyes still held a trace of the person I remembered.It was Luke. He looked at least 20 years older than he had in my memory. He had been in his early 30s three years ago. Now, he looked like he was in his 50s