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

orphanage. Warren can get him

in agreement. “That

not a member of the Smith family, and neither she nor Jared

an orphanage as he awaited Warren's release from prison was perhaps the kindest

trial hearing occurred a

while Jared accompanied Harrison in his

hand, allowing Harrison to watch the

face as he watched a

Susan's drastic transformation. She looks so disheveled

handcuffs, shackles, and prison scrubs. Susan's locks had been snipped off as well, leaving behind messy tufts of hair. She's even got some white hair now. I guess people do age faster under

judge began

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

do such things

watched on

have his final hearing just a few days

the judge eventually struck his gavel,

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

in shock when she

glance before leaving

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