Chapter 13 - Courtroom Verdict
Six months passed quickly in the city of Chicago.
The formal federal criminal trial convened on Monday morning.
Judge Harrison presided over the grand marble courtroom floor.
Reporters filled the wooden gallery benches behind us today.
Linda, Vanessa, and Robert sat at defense table.
They wore bright orange prison jumpsuits and heavy chains.
Linda's expensive hair was gray, messy, and completely unkempt.
Vanessa looked thin, haggard, and utterly broken down today.
Robert sat slouched low, staring at the floorboards numbly.
Their high-priced defense attorneys offered zero valid defense.
The digital paper trail was completely undeniable and ironclad.
Judge Harrison slammed his wooden gavel down hard today.
"We have reviewed all physical, digital, and financial evidence."
"The court finds Linda, Vanessa, and Robert Morgan guilty."
"Guilty of federal wire fraud, grand larceny, and assault."
"Defendant Linda Morgan is sentenced to twelve years prison."
"Defendant Vanessa Morgan is sentenced to ten years facility."
"Defendant Robert Morgan is sentenced to five years prison."
"Sentences to be served immediately without possibility parole."
Applause erupted across the crowded marble courtroom floor.
Linda let out a loud, blood-curdling shriek of defeat.
Vanessa collapsed onto the defense table, sobbing hysterically now.
Guards dragged them out side doors to prison transport.
Their weeping cries faded down the long marble hallway.
The people who terrorized my life were gone forever.
I walked out the courthouse steps into bright sunshine.
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I stood tall, confident, and completely restored in spirit.
📖 Chapter 14 unearths a mysterious package delivered to my new home. Keep reading before the final shock. 👇
