The Widow’s Fate They Chose Was My Escape Plan Chapter 26
It was as if I were back in the Sterling family’s memorial room.
Back then, Ethan had used my suffering to prove I was rotten to the core.
But this time, I didn’t clench my fists. I didn’t lower my head.
“Chairman, may I ask what my childhood has to do with the approval process for Quinn Industries’ relocation?”
“Of course it’s relevant. Not long after you married Sebastian, his condition worsened. It was also you who advised him to refuse police protection and allow rumors of a death pact to spread.”
I placed the Miami police welfare check records from that year on the table.
“First, I am a legal adult. At the time, I explicitly stated that I was not being unlawfully restrained. The police confirmed that themselves.”
Then I laid down our New York marriage license.
“Second, we married legally. Before the wedding, Eleanor informed me of the relocation and its risks. The day after, Sebastian also gave me the chance to leave. Staying was my choice.”
The chairman cut in, “That only proves the marriage was valid. It does not prove you didn’t profit from it.”