Chapter 15 - The Aftermath
The trial was a blur of motions and expert testimonies.
I didn't take the stand.
I didn't need to.
The evidence was undeniable, and Daniel’s cooperation—or perhaps his indifference—sealed his fate.
He was sentenced to twenty years.
The data center was seized by the federal government, and the financial system underwent a grueling period of restructuring.
I went back to the cottage, now sold to cover the legal fees of the victims.
I moved to a small town in the north, using a new name, a new identity, and a new life.
I spent my days teaching, my life finally stripped of all the artifice I had endured.
I watched our daughter grow, ensuring she understood the value of her own autonomy.
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I never told her about the empire.
I never told her about the man who had built it, or the woman who had burned it down.
