The Divorce Prescription

Chapter 103

Larry’s eyes widened as the realization dawned on him. From the moment he was released from prison, Celine had been aware. She had been waiting for him.

Everyone thought she would never dare reveal the dark shadows of her childhood. A woman always put the utmost importance on her reputation, after all.

She hadn’t told Mary, nor had she told Adam. When he demanded money, she gave it to him. When he knocked her unconscious and kidnapped her, she seemed helpless, like a prey ensnared by its predator.

However, that was all an illusion. She had been pretending and was in control the whole time. The small recording device she wore told the true story. Whether it was his demand for 100 million or his attempt to rape her in the cave, every step of his crimes had played into her hands.

She had used her apparent obedience to feed his greed and used her endurance to lead him deeper into the pit of his own making. She had baited him with herself. Now, ten years later, she had sent him back into the abyss.

With the multitude of charges against him, his fate was sealed. It was either a death sentence or life imprisonment. Everything had gone according to her plan.

What Larry had figured out, Lucy also realized. She remembered the moment when Hansel brought Larry into the Tate family. Celine had stood outside, silently watching.

Celine in shock. This wasn’t the same little girl who had chased her mom’s car, sobbing as she was abandoned. This wasn’t the helpless child who had called her mom for help after being violated. This wasn’t the girl wandering aimlessly through the woods without

grown. She stood tall now,

of strength. “I’ve

be afraid. I know it’s hard, but you must stand up for yourself. No one else can save you. You

She had saved herself.

welled in her

guilt. They began murmuring apologies. Ms. Celine, we’re

I have two daughters. I can’t imagine the courage it took for you

up all

fixed on Celine. He had doubted her ability to handle everything on her own. However, she used herself as bait, and he

she would handle it herself, and she had. He had always dismissed her

beauty paired with intelligence and an

by everything he had just witnessed. “Adam, you

silence was all