Chapter 15 - SIX MONTHS LATERSix months after Marcus's arrest, the final indictments were announced.
The organization was dismantled.
Assets were seized.
Accounts were frozen.
Richard was sentenced to consecutive life terms.
The court confirmed that Helen's $1.2 million settlement was legally hers.
Clean.
Untouchable.
No one could take it from her.
But Helen realized she didn't want to spend the rest of her life staring at the money.
She wanted to build something with it.
Something Richard could never understand.
Something that turned pain into purpose.
She called Francesca.
“I want to start a foundation.”
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Francesca smiled.
“I was wondering when you'd say that.”
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Chapter 16 - THE HOUSE BY THE OCEANThey left Chicago.
Chapter 17 - WHAT SURVIVAL BECAMESarah changed.
Chapter 18 - THE PIECE OF PAPERThree years after the night they fled Chicago, Helen and Sarah stood on the deck overlooking the Pacific.
Chapter 19 - THE CALLLater that night, after Sarah went upstairs, Helen remained alone on the deck.
Chapter 20 - THE NEXT SUNRISEThe next morning, Helen woke before dawn.
