Chapter 22 - The Final Ledger
Spring returned to New York with a burst of brilliant green across Central Park.
The federal proceedings against Victor Morales and Indigo Vance finally reached their absolute conclusion. Indigo’s final appeals were summarily dismissed by the federal circuit court, cementing his long-term sentence in the medical penitentiary. Bruno, meanwhile, had quietly relocated upstate after completing his community service, working as a junior clerk in an automotive parts warehouse—a world away from the country clubs and high-society galas he once believed were his birthright.
My name, Jade Sterling, was now synonymous with uncompromising integrity, corporate excellence, and fearless advocacy. Sterling & Associates had expanded into three major metropolitan cities, and our foundation had helped over five hundred women reclaim their financial independence and safety.
I stood on the private balcony of my penthouse office, looking down at the gleaming Manhattan skyline under a warm morning sun.
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Chloe buzzed the intercom. "Ms. Sterling, the morning partners' meeting is ready in boardroom B."
"Thank you, Chloe. I'll be right there," I replied.
