Chapter 24 - Justice Delivered
Camille was pinned face-down against the wet concrete, the sharp click of handcuffs sealing her fate.
She screamed hysterically as paramedics lowered Ruth and Maisie safely to the ground using emergency gear.
First responders rushed to wrap pressure bandages around Ruth’s severely lacerated hands. Despite the excruciating injury, Ruth refused to let go, cradling Maisie closely with her elbows until the child was certified uninjured.
Grant was helped back up into his wheelchair and rolled over to Ruth. Seeing his unharmed daughter and the bloody, bandaged hands of the woman who saved her, the hardened businessman wept openly, bowing his head against Ruth’s knees.
"Thank you... Ruth... Thank you for saving my entire world..."
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Ruth offered a weak, exhausted smile, tears mixing with rain on her cheeks. "I made a promise to Mrs. Olivia that night... I wasn't going to let anyone hurt her baby again."
Camille was dragged past them in cuffs. She looked back one last time, her eyes filled with hollow defeat as she witnessed the bond between the three of them—a warmth her greed and crimes could never buy.
