Chapter 11 - THE CONFESSIONRichard continued.
One question.
One document.
One contradiction after another.
Eventually, Jessica couldn't keep pretending.
"I just wanted to be happy."
Her voice cracked.
"She had everything."
Margaret remained silent.
Jessica looked at her.
"It wasn't fair."
Margaret finally spoke.
"Fair?"
The room became silent.
"You believed my work was unfair because you wanted the rewards without paying the price."
Jessica began crying.
Margaret felt no satisfaction.
Only exhaustion.
She had spent years trying to understand why people could destroy something beautiful simply because they wanted it.
Now she knew.
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Some people don't want what you have.
They want what you have without becoming the person who earned it.
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