Chapter 17 - The Trial
The next six months were an absolute whirlwind of brutal legal battles and a massive media frenzy.
Richard’s highly publicized trial was officially dubbed the corporate scandal of the decade by every news outlet.
The overwhelming evidence I strategically provided ensured he was swiftly convicted on multiple federal counts of fraud, conspiracy, and attempted murder.
The judge showed absolutely zero leniency, sentencing him to life in federal prison without the possibility of parole.
Chloe testified against him for a slightly reduced sentence, but she too would spend many long years behind heavy iron bars.
Mitchell Industries was completely dismantled, its valuable assets quietly absorbed into the massive Blackstone Trust.
The ravenous media tried relentlessly to hound me, but the elite Blackstone security apparatus kept me entirely off the public grid.
I returned safely to the sprawling estate in upstate New York to be with my beautiful family.
My grandfather, Arthur, was rapidly declining in physical health, but he stubbornly held on long enough to see his vicious enemies destroyed.
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He spent his final, peaceful days sitting in the warm sunroom, lovingly holding baby Victoria.
He eventually passed away in his sleep, leaving the entire global empire completely in my hands.
