Ryan was flanked by security guards. Chloe's words struck him like a blow.
"Chloe, what did you just say?"
"Shut up, you sick, twisted bastard. You ruined my marriage, and now you want to ruin my life too!"
Chloe pointed at him and screamed, her face twisted with hatred.
Ryan stared at the woman he had sacrificed everything to protect across two lifetimes. A bitter laugh escaped him.
This was the true color of the woman he had destroyed everything, including my family, to protect.
And in the end, in her eyes, he was worth less than a stray dog.
Chloe was expelled from the Carter family with nothing.
Ryan was charged with financial crimes and taken into custody.
*****
When I visited the detention center to complete some paperwork, I saw Ryan with his head shaved.
He sat behind th
