Shane was still waiting at the spot Natalie had left him.

“Wait, Natalie! Don't go!” Susan bawled at her departing figure.

Despite that, Natalie ignored her and continued walking forward until Susan's cries had faded into nothingness.

Soon after that, Susan was finally bundled into the police car.

“All done?” Shane asked when Natalie came near.

She nodded, “Yeah.”

“Let's go home then.” He held her hand and refrained from asking her about her conversation with Susan.

If she doesn't want to say anything about it, I won't force her to tell me.

Later that night, Silas came by Shane's villa with some news. “Mr. Shane, we've made the necessary arrangements for Donald Litch.”

Natalie set down her glass of milk at the news. “Darling, you arranged something for Donald?”

Shane nodded. “Since Susan and the others are gone, no one's going to look after that kid. He's just an innocent boy, and I felt like it was right to do something for him.”

I've been so busy with Susan's matters that I

can get

nodded in

and neither she nor Jared felt comfortable taking him

he awaited Warren's release from prison was perhaps the kindest thing

occurred a couple

Natalie attended the hearing while Jared accompanied Harrison

in hand, allowing Harrison to watch the trial proceedings from

as he watched a

surprised at Susan's drastic transformation. She looks so disheveled after two days in

to the nines when Natalie saw her last during her arrest. Gone was her impeccable get-up, replaced by handcuffs, shackles, and prison scrubs. Susan's locks had been snipped off as well, leaving behind messy tufts

a while, the judge began announcing Susan's

her head lowered as her

things when

on in silence. She deserves

to Sam, who would have his final hearing just a few days later. He'll probably

struck his gavel, marking the end of

to a wealth of evidence and the Garcia family's intervention, Susan was sentenced

to the floor in shock when she

a cold glance before

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