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.”

been so busy with Susan's matters that I forgot about the

orphanage. Warren can

in agreement.

a member of the Smith family, and

as he awaited Warren's release from prison

occurred a couple of days

hearing while Jared

allowing Harrison to watch the trial proceedings

Harrison's face as he watched a haggard Susan on

drastic transformation. She looks so disheveled

her arrest. Gone was her impeccable get-up, replaced by handcuffs, shackles, and prison scrubs. Susan's locks had been snipped off as

while, the judge began announcing Susan's crime from

flanked by a female police officer on either side. She kept her head lowered as her body trembled. Her demeanor spoke volumes about her fear of her impending

sighed. “Why do such things when you're terrified of

on in

just a few days later. He'll probably be shivering in fear like Susan

the judge eventually struck his gavel, marking the end of

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

crumpled to the floor in shock when she heard

cold glance before leaving the

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