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Chapter 128
"Jessica, please, we were friends—"Click. The line went dead.Sarah tried calling three more people. One number was disconnected. The other two went straight to voicemail after a single ring. Every friend she had ever bought drinks for, every girl who had posed with her in VIP lounges, had blocked her number without hesitation.Sarah wiped her wet nose with the back of her hand, feeling abandoned."The diner," she muttered to herself, staring down the busy street. "I still have my job at the diner. I can work a double shift. I can make fifty dollars in tips today. I can rent a cheap room in the east district."Holding her broken shoe in one hand and her purse in the other, Sarah began the long, painful walk to the Lucky Coin Diner. Her bare foot rubbed against the rough, dirty sidewalk, stepping on sharp pebbles and cold trash, but she didn't stop. She couldn't stop. It took her nearly forty minutes to limp across town.When she finally pushed open the glass door of the Lucky Coin Di
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Sarah sat on the hard wooden bench in the corner, clutching her arms to stop her body from shaking. Her silk dress was torn at the hem, her makeup was smeared across her cheeks, and her bare left foot rested on the chilly concrete floor.Across the hall, other prisoners laughed and yelled, but Sarah could only stare at the metal bars. Just twenty-four hours ago, she had been drinking wine with Jason, dreaming of luxury penthouses and expensive shopping sprees. Now, she was locked in a cage like a common thief.A door at the end of the corridor clanged open.A middle-aged woman carrying a worn brown briefcase walked up to the bars. She wore a simple gray pantsuit, flat shoes, and wire-rimmed glasses. "Sarah Jenkins?" the woman asked, checking a paper file in her hands.Sarah jumped to her feet, wincing as her bare foot touched the ice-cold floor. She grabbed the metal bars with both hands. "Yes! That’s me! Are you my lawyer? Please tell me you’re getting me out of here!""My name is B
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Jason’s face turned from red to an awful, ghostly pale. "So what?! You're the best lawyer in the city! Find a loophole! Pay someone off! That's what we pay you for!"Mr. Bradley let out a cold, sharp breath. He closed his briefcase and snapped the latches shut with a loud, final click."There are no loopholes for terroristic threats, extortion, and felony destruction of evidence caught on tape with ten high-profile witnesses," Mr. Bradley said firmly. "If I stand in court and argue that this recording is fake, I will lose my license to practice law. In fact, representing you in this matter is a direct conflict of interest with the Miller Family Trust, which is now fully controlled by Miss Chloe Miller."Richard gasped, his hands trembling against the cuffs. "Bradley... you can't mean that. You've worked for my family for fifteen years! You are our lawyer!""I was your lawyer when you had a defense," Mr. Bradley replied coldly, stepping back from the table. "As of right now, I am offic
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The interrogation room at the central police station was small, and freezing cold. A single square metal table sat bolted to the concrete floor, surrounded by four hard chairs. The bright fluorescent light overhead hummed with a sharp, buzzing sound that made everyone’s head hurt. Jason Miller and his father, Richard, sat on one side of the table. Their hands were cuffed to metal rings welded into the table frame. Across from them sat Detective Miller and Detective Harris, two experienced investigators with cold, tired eyes. Between them sat a black laptop and a digital recorder. Jason was still trying to look tough. His face was puffy and red, his expensive shirt was wrinkled and stained with sweat, but his voice was still full of venom. "You have no right to hold us here!" Jason shouted, tugging on the metal chain of his handcuffs. "My name is Jason Miller! When our lawyer gets here, he will have both of your badges stripped by sunset!" Richard did not say a word. He sat slum
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"Stop filming!" Jason screamed, losing his mind completely. He lunged forward, trying to break free from the officer's grip to snatch a phone from a nearby secretary. "Put those phones away, you useless dogs! I'll fire every single one of you! Do you hear me?! You're all fired! Every single person in this lobby is fired!"The officer yanked Jason back hard, twisting his arms behind his back until Jason let out a sharp cry of pain. "Stop resisting, Mr. Miller!" the officer barked loudly."You can't touch me!" Jason shrieked, his voice breaking into a crazy, high-pitched scream as he dragged his boots against the floor. "I will burn this whole building down! I will find out where all of you live! My family owns this city! You're nothing! You're all trash! Put those cameras down!"None of the workers put their phones down. In fact, they held them higher. A few junior workers even started laughing out loud, pointing at Jason’s crooked tie and his dust-covered knees. The man who had walked
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Jason tried to pull his arms free, but the officer holding his left wrist only tightened his grip. The cold steel bit deep into Jason’s skin, making him hiss in pain. "Watch it!" Jason snapped, his voice raspy and harsh. "Do you know who my family is? You are hurting my arms, you brute!"The officer did not answer. He simply pushed Jason forward, keeping his boots moving in a steady, even rhythm.Right behind him, Richard Miller walked with his head bent toward the carpet. His expensive suit was crumpled and wet from spilled water, and his shoulders sagged as if an invisible mountain were pressing down on his back. His eyes stared at the floor, never lifting once. He did not ask to be let go. He did not yell. He had lived in the corporate world for thirty years, and he knew that once the police put cuffs on a man in front of a full room of witnesses, there was no speech that could undo it.At the tail of the small line was Sarah Jenkins. She was wobbling with every step because her le
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