Chapter 9 - Justice Served
The legal proceedings were finalized.
Spencer’s company declared bankruptcy.
The assets were liquidated.
The money went back into Apex Holdings.
I didn't keep a penny of it for myself.
I donated it to a foundation for women who had lost children.
I wanted something good to come from the wreckage.
Spencer tried to sue for a settlement.
The judge laughed.
The prenuptial agreement I had him sign years ago was airtight.
He had been so eager for my money then that he didn't read the fine print.
It stated that in the case of infidelity,
he would receive nothing.
The "real woman" had cost him everything.
I saw him in the hallway of the courthouse.
He looked old.
He looked tired.
He tried to speak,
but I walked past him as if he were a shadow.
He didn't exist in my world anymore.
He was just a footnote in my story.
A lesson learned the hard way.
I felt a sense of closure.
The gate was closed.
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But this time,
I was the one who locked it.
