Chapter 7 - The Son Who Woke UpTerrence arrived at James Crawford's office the next afternoon.
Bessie barely recognized him.
His face was gaunt.
His eyes were red.
He looked like a man who hadn't slept in weeks.
“Show me everything,” he said.
James opened the file.
Hotel receipts.
Credit-card records.
Messages.
Financial transfers.
Evidence of the fake investment.
Evidence of the affair.
Terrence stared at the documents.
Every page destroyed another piece of the life he thought he had built.
Finally, tears ran down his face.
“I chose her over you.”
Bessie reached across the desk.
“You were manipulated.”
“I still let it happen.”
He wiped his face.
“I want to repay you.”
“You don't have the money.”
“I'll earn it.”
Then he looked at James.
“And I'm filing for divorce.”
Bessie felt something inside her loosen.
Her son was finally coming home.
May you like
Not to her house.
To himself.
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