Now you get to live with the consequences. ”
She stood and walked out. Gloria hired a lawyer to contest the will, claiming Ruth was coerced. Nadia gathered the evidence.
Ruth had left a private letter detailing her decisions. Everything was in order. The hearing came. Nadia walked into the courtroom with quiet confidence.
Gloria sat at one end, stiff and self-righteous. Lane sat between them, looking like a man who had lost everything. Warren presented the case. The judge was swift and decisive.
Gloria’s claims were dismissed. The will stood. The assets were Nadia’s. As she left the courthouse, Lane caught up to her.
“Nadia, please…”
She cut him off with a single cold look. “You had your chance. ”
Without another word, she turned and walked out. The woman who had been shoved into a grave was gone.
She had taken everything back. She would never let anyone take what was hers again.