The Final Choice
“Now,” Marco said through the speaker, “comes the last act. You have two options. Disappear forever, or live as someone else. But you can never return.”
Jenny whispered, “Why? Why not just end the marriage?”
“Because that would give you half of what I built. This isn’t about division. It’s about justice.”
“And Casey? What about her?”
For the first time, pain flickered in Marco’s eyes.
“She’s better off believing her mother is gone than knowing the truth—that you chose money over her.”
Jenny went silent. Finally, she spoke.
“I’ll choose exile. But I want conditions. Updates on Casey—photos, school reports. And she must never know the truth.”
Marco agreed. She became Bethany Hickman in a quiet Montana town. If she broke the rules, evidence would surface, and Casey’s future would shatter.
