Derek lowered his head.
“I would have stayed with you if Vantage Labs had failed,” I continued. “I would have helped you find another job. I would have shared whatever little life we could build.”
He wiped his face.
“Amelia, I’m sorry.”
“But you weren’t satisfied with that.”
I paused.
“You wanted power. You wanted admiration. And when things began falling apart, you decided my future was something you could sacrifice to protect your own.”
He could not look at me.
The officers led him toward the exit.
I didn’t know exactly what charges would eventually be brought or how the courts would handle the evidence.
Those were questions for investigators and lawyers.
What I knew was simpler.
I had escaped.
And I was not going back.
As Derek reached the doors, he turned one last time.
“Please, Amelia. Please don’t let this be how you remember me.”
