His Knees, His Pleas, But Our Son's in Peace

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Nathan's eyes flickered with something-regret, sorrow, maybe both-but he knew, as I did, that there was no room for compromise here. He looked down, defeated, and nodded slightly, accepting my stance. There was no negotiation to be had. He turned to leave, his back straight, though his spirit was clearly broken. ek straight, though his spirit was clearly broken.

As he walked away, my eyes drifted to his hand. He was still wearing the wedding

ring we had once exchanged. Tl ring we had once exchanged. That tiny detail made my heart ache, but it didn't

change anything. Our past was behind us, and there was no going back.

The judge entered, and the courtroom fell silent. Sienna's fate was about to be decided. My pulse quickened as the judge began to speak, confirming her guilt. I held my breath as he passed the sentence: ten years in prison. Justice. It was done. Sienna, however, wasn't ready to accept her defeat. She shot up from her seat and

pointed at me, her face twisted in rage. pointed at me, her face twisted in rage. "You think I lost? No way! There's no way I

can lose to you, you ugly bitch!" Her voice was shrill, filled with venom, but it

didn't affect me.

face crumpled, and she began to sob-ugly, gut-wrenching sobs that echoed

a criminal, disgraced and abandoned. The satisfaction I felt wasn't as

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imagined, but it was justice

heart skipped a

there, a ghost slipping

a perfect contrast to the heaviness that had weighed on me for so long. It had been a few days since the courtroom drama, and I was eager to get back into a routine that felt normal. As I arrived at the medical organization's kindergarten, I could hear the faint sound of children laughing and playing. This place had become

me in a warm hug. "We've missed you so much! The kids ask about you and Cyrus every day." Her warmth was infectious, and I found myself smiling in return. "We've missed you too. How have things been

know how it is. But more importantly, how is Cyrus? We've all been

to his old self. No more fevers, no

me on the shoulder. "That's great news! You must be so relieved." Her expression shifted to something a little more mischievous. "And Sienna? Did they finally throw the book at

"Ten years. She's out of our lives for

delight. "Ten years? That's amazing! You know what? I'm going to have a drink after work tonight to celebrate.

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me."