The investigators were waiting for him. The lawyer arrived with an asset freeze, a breach of contract notification and a complaint of aggravated fraud.
Julian finally admitted to several offences. The clinic has lost its accreditations. She got her savings, her grandmother's bracelet, and a share of the value of their house back.
But what she has found above all is herself.
Garrison never rushed things. A friendship was built first, then a deep trust, then a true love. A year later, they exchanged vows under the farm's restored trees, their twins — Hope and James — asleep peacefully by their side.
Real home sometimes starts right across the street.