Chapter 5: Justice in Open Court
Chapter 5: Justice in Open Court
Months later...
The courtroom overflowed.
Journalists lined every aisle.
Families filled the gallery.
Marcus sat beside Khloe.
Baby Amelia rested peacefully in her mother's arms.
Isabella entered wearing prison clothing.
Gone was the elegant smile.
Gone were the designer gowns.
Gone was the confidence that once controlled every room.
The prosecutor played the surveillance footage.
No one looked away.
Then came the financial evidence.
The emails.
The wire transfers.
The witness testimony.
One by one...
Every lie collapsed.
The judge spoke quietly.
"You did not merely assault a pregnant woman."
"You endangered an unborn child."
"You abused public trust."
"You stole from the vulnerable."
"You weaponized privilege."
The sentence echoed through the silent courtroom.
Thirty-two years.
Without possibility of parole for twenty-seven.
As deputies led Isabella away...
She looked toward Marcus.
He never returned her gaze.
Instead...
May you like
He looked only at his wife.
And his daughter.
