Chapter 13 - THE FINAL COURTROOMThe trial lasted months.
Eleanor's lawyers fought desperately.
They attacked Victoria.
They attacked Claire.
They attacked Marcus.
But the evidence was overwhelming.
Former employees testified.
Former executives testified.
Former victims testified.
One woman stood before the court and said:
“She taught us to fear her name.”
Another said:
“I lost everything because I refused to lie.”
Then Mia testified.
She entered the courtroom slowly.
Eight months pregnant no longer.
Her daughter Aurora was already born.
Mia looked directly at Eleanor.
“You wanted me silent.”
Eleanor stared back.
“You were always weak.”
Mia shook her head.
“No.”
Her voice strengthened.
“I was simply never willing to become cruel.”
The courtroom went silent.
Victoria watched her sister.
That was the moment she understood.
Eleanor had lost long before the verdict.
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Because the people she had tried to break were still standing.
Together.
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