Two officers helped Chloe to her feet and led her toward the exit.
At the doorway, she spun her head around, eyes red-rimmed and locking onto me. "Rachel! Just wait! I am not done with you!"
I ignored her.
She turned to Marcus. "Marcus! You bastard! Say something! The baby really is yours! Save me!"
Marcus kept his head down and did not move.
Chloe was escorted out, and the sound of the police siren faded into the distance.
The banquet hall was eerily silent.
Richard slumped in a chair, tears streaming down his weathered face. He muttered repeatedly, "It's over. It's all over..."
Around the room, people shook their heads, sighed, and whispered, "She deserved it. She should have been arrested long ago. Poor Magnolia, bullied like that."
I turned to Marcus. He was still standing, hi
