The Divorce Prescription

Larrys eyes widened as the realization dawned on him.

From the moment he was released from prison, Celine had been aware.

She had been waiting for him.

Everyone thought she would never dare reveal the dark shadows of her childhood.

A woman always put the utmost importance on her reputation, after all.

She hadnt told Mary, nor had she told Adam.

When he demanded money, she gave it to him.

When he knocked her unconscious and kidnapped her, she seemed helpless, like a prey ensnared by its predator.

However, that was all an illusion.

She had been pretending and was in control the whole time.

The small recording device she wore told the true story.

Whether it was his demand for 100 million or his attempt to rape her in the cave, every step of his crimes had played into her hands.

She had used her apparent obedience to feed his greed and used her endurance to lead him deeper into the pit of his own making.

She had baited him with herself.

Now, ten years later, she had sent him back into the abyss.

With the multitude of charges against him, his fate was sealed.

It was either a death sentence or life imprisonment.

Everything had gone according to her plan.

What Larry had figured out, Lucy also realized.

remembered the moment when Hansel brought

stood outside, silently

at Celine in

little girl who had chased her

child who had called her mom for help

aimlessly through the woods without

and

now,

eyes

to face the cameras

resonant, and full of

never felt ashamed

myself

youve experienced what I have, if youve been hurt the same way,

hard, but you must stand up for

else can

have to save yourself!

standing nearby, was

welled in her eyes as she

looked down with

They began murmuring apologies.

Celine, were sorry.

earlier and raised our

I have two

it took for you to do

Youre amazing.

up all

a distance,

ability to handle everything

used herself as bait, and he finally saw

calculated reversal of the entire situation made him realize

she would handle it

dismissed her and underestimated her, yet time and again, she