Chapter 17 - The Judgment
Inside the state correctional facility, a group of inmates sat around a small television set mounted in the corner of the recreation room.
Bellamy, wearing a coarse orange prison jumpsuit, was wiping down the cafeteria tables with a dirty rag. Her long blonde hair was tied back in a plain elastic band, her nails trimmed short, completely devoid of any polish or rings.
She stopped wiping as the news report appeared on the screen.
Lorna’s face filled the twenty-four-inch display, smiling radiantly as Byron stood by her side, signing a symbolic master check for fifty million dollars to the new foundation.
"In other news," the news anchor's voice announced over the speaker, "former socialite Bellamy Miller was sentenced earlier today to eight years in state prison after pleading guilty to grand larceny and systematic elder fraud."
The other inmates turned to look at Bellamy, whispering among themselves and laughing quietly at the disgraced former millionaire.
Bellamy stared at the screen, a single tear cutting through the dust on her cheek. She had traded her husband's love, her home, and her freedom for arrogance and greed—and now, she had nothing left but eight years of silence.
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She lowered her head, picked up her bucket, and walked back toward her cell.
👉 How will Lorna and Byron celebrate their final victory in peace?
