He was already planning the celebration.
Across the courthouse, Sarah sat in complete silence.
Unlike Daniel, she wasn’t performing confidence.
She simply looked… calm.
Her dark hair was twisted into a clean bun. Her hands rested neatly in her lap. No shaking. No panic. No bitterness.
Only patience.
Timothy Clark, her attorney, studied her carefully.
“You understand this settlement leaves you with almost nothing,” he said quietly.
Sarah’s lips curved slightly.
“He needs to believe he won,” she replied.
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