Chapter 17 - THE COURTROOMMonths later, Margaret stood in court.
She was no longer wearing old, worn clothes.
But she had not changed who she was.
She still wore simple clothing.
She still walked slowly.
But she no longer lowered her eyes.
Victor sat across the room.
His lawyers claimed there was insufficient evidence.
Then the prosecutor presented the files.
The forged signatures.
The financial transfers.
The hidden accounts.
The testimony.
The assistant's confession.
Victor's expression slowly changed.
The truth was undeniable.
Margaret looked at him.
Victor stared back.
For years, she had imagined this moment.
She had imagined shouting.
She had imagined revenge.
But when the moment finally came…
She felt only tired.
The judge read the verdict.
Victor was found guilty.
Margaret closed her eyes.
Not because she was happy.
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But because, after all these years…
She could finally stop fighting.
