Chapter 9 - The Final Sign
Emily pulled a document from her leather bag and pressed it against the bulletproof glass. It was a complete waiver of all marital assets, a full confession of fraud, and a consent form for an immediate, uncontested divorce.
"You will sign this document today, Andrew," Emily stated, her voice icy and firm. "In exchange, I will instruct my civil lawyers not to sue your father for personal bankruptcy, leaving him enough money to afford a small apartment in the suburbs."
Andrew stared at the paper, tears streaming down his face. "And if I don't sign it?"
"If you don't sign it," Emily smiled softly, a terrifying glint in her eyes, "I will personally fund the prosecution's legal team and ensure you and your mother serve the maximum sentence of thirty years without parole."
Andrew let out a choked sob. He reached for the pen provided by the prison guard, his trembling hand signing his full legal name on the line at the bottom of the glass partition.
"It's done..." Andrew whimpered, dropping the pen. "Are you happy now, Emily? You took my family's money, my house, my freedom, and my future."
Emily slowly hung up her telephone receiver. She looked at Andrew through the glass one last time, her expression completely calm.
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"I didn't take anything that was yours, Andrew," Emily said silently through the glass, though he couldn't hear her. "I simply took back my life."
She turned her wheelchair around and signaled the guard to open the door, leaving her ex-husband crying alone in the cold visitor booth.
