The media frenzy lasted for three weeks.
Emma's decision to dismantle the foundation became a national s********e outlets praised her integrity. Others questioned her motives. A few suggested she was trying to evade legal responsibility.
The women who'd been helped by the foundation felt abandoned.
Emma received hundreds of emails. Some thanking her. Some condemning her. Some simply asking what would happen to them now.
She read every single one.
Damien tried to shield her from the worst of it, but Emma insisted on seeing everything.
"I need to know what I've done," she told him. "I need to understand the consequences of my choices."
One email stood out.
It was from Jessica, the woman whose abusive boyfriend was a cop. The woman Emma had helped get a restraining order.
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