Chapter 21

The day the divorce was finalized, the sky was exceptionally clear. Hector arrived half an hour before our scheduled appointment. We hadn't seen each other in months, and he'd lost a lot of weight.Following the internal investigation, he hadn't been held primarily legally responsible for the misappropriated funds from the trust, but he'd lost his senior position within Greene Corporation.The man who had once been unfailingly composed and confident now sat on a bench in the lobby of the courthouse, his fingers clenched around something in his pocket.The proceedings went smoothly. When the clerk confirmed that we both wished to proceed, Hector stared at me and asked, "Is there really no chance of salvaging our relationship?""None whatsoever."He lowered his head and signed the paperwork at last.After we walked out of the courthouse, he called after me. Sunlight fell across the steps as he took the wedding ring from his pocket. It was the same ring I'd left on top of the divorc

Chapter 22

A year later, I founded a legal aid organization. My first client was Naomi Stiles, a young woman who had just turned 20 years old.Her parents had been consistently withdrawing large sums of money from the life insurance payout her grandma had left her for years, all the while telling her that every cent of the family's money had gone toward supporting her.Naomi sat across from me, clutching the hem of her shirt. "Will they abandon me if I ask for that money back?"It was a question I'd asked myself countless times, too. I slid the documents I'd prepared across the desk toward her."People who truly love you won't ask you to give up everything just to prove you're a good daughter."She sat in silence for a long time before finally signing her name on the letter of engagement.After seeing her out, I stood by the office window.On my desk sat the old candy tin Grandpa had left me. Isaac had eventually helped me track down the emerald pendant Janice had sold. It'd cracked at som

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Chapter 21

Chapter 22