Chapter 10 - The Trial BeginsThe federal courtroom was packed.
Reporters filled the back rows.
Former investors sat beside attorneys.
Connor entered wearing a plain dark suit.
No designer watch.
No expensive shoes.
No entourage.
Just one man facing the consequences of everything he had done.
Kirsten sat several rows behind him.
Connor looked back.
Their eyes met.
He expected hatred.
There was none.
Kirsten simply looked tired.
The prosecutor presented the financial evidence.
Then the forged documents.
Then the offshore transfers.
Finally, the inheritance records.
The courtroom fell silent.
Connor lowered his head.
The judge asked him to stand.
"Mr. Fleming, how do you plead?"
Connor swallowed.
"Guilty."
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Kirsten closed her eyes.
For the first time, the chapter of her life with Connor was truly ending.
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Chapter 11 - The SentenceThe judge sentenced Connor to federal prison.
Chapter 12 - The Woman Who SurvivedMonths passed.
Chapter 13 - A Different Kind of FamilyKirsten began volunteering at the hospital's pediatric recovery center.
Chapter 14 - Connor Behind BarsPrison changed Connor.
Chapter 15 - What Came BackKirsten received the final restitution payment.
Chapter 16 - The Unexpected LetterNearly a year after Connor's arrest, a letter arrived.
