Chapter 12 Turning the Final Page

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The day of the trial arrived. Reporters and spectators surrounded the courthouse. Ethan arrived with his lawyer, looking haggard and grim. Chloe came too, visibly pregnant and wrapped in an air of practiced fragility. I walked in wearing a crisp white suit, with Lynn at my side. The proceedings began. Ethan's lawyer argued that the asset transfers were routine business transactions, that the affair was a private marital matter, and that none of it amounted to serious legal misconduct. Then Weston took the stand. As Ethan's head of security, Weston delivered devastating testimony. He presented three years' worth of records, including Ethan's private schedule, the frequency of his late-night meetings with Chloe, his discussions about moving assets, and his plans to force me out of both

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