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As soon as Mark Johnson returned to New York,his phone didn't stop ringing.He was constantly explaining to the people she had threatened that their handles had been eliminated.
The media also started to report on this matter on a large scale.
The news that was originally at the bottom of the list rushed to the top in three minutes.But this time,the news became"A forty-year-old woman will stop at nothing for the bride price."Although Emily had hired many internet trolls,it was like a drop in the ocean and had no effect.
The situation became more and more serious.
Some people,through manual search,unearthed her information,her dark history,and the location of her home.
Her parents couldn't bear the pressure and came out to clarify several times,but the voices calling for justice became louder and louder,determined to drive their family to extinction.
A few days later,Emily called me.Her voice no longer had the arrogance and hypocrisy of the past."Ethan Lewis,I'm begging you!Let me go.I'll do anything you want!I can give you a lot of money!"
I sneered."Where's your previous arrogance?I still like your arrogant look.Maybe if you perform for me again,I'll let you go."
Seeing my firm attitude,Emily gave up on continuing the conversation."It's only four hundred thousand dollars.At most,I'll be sentenced to ten years!But it's worth it to make you uncomfortable!"Then she hung up the phone.
Hearing her harsh words,I sneered."You're not the only one who wants to sue you.Spend the rest of your life in prison."
A week later,the court session finally began.Emily sat in the defendant's seat and admitted to all the charges,promising to return my four hundred and fifty thousand dollars.
The judge sentenced Emily to return my four hundred thousand-dollar bride price and ten years in prison.
However,this judgment was just the beginning of Emily's criminal journey.In the following days,the plaintiff's seat changed from Mark Johnson to Jack,and then to other men she had blackmailed.
I never expected that there were so many people she had blackmailed!In the end,the accumulated additional penalties amounted to more than ten million dollars!
Finally,she was convicted of extortion,fraud,and abandonment and sentenced to life imprisonment,and was ordered to return the illegally obtained property of 12.76 million dollars.
After Emily was sent to prison,Mark Johnson fulfilled his promise and gave me two hundred and fifty thousand dollars.He also brought Jack's family to live in New York.Perhaps he also wanted to do something for his son as much as possible.
My uncle took me into business and always joked about my experience of being defrauded of money and love.
I became more cautious in doing things and adhered to the principle of integrity in business.
Unexpectedly,my business grew bigger and bigger,and finally,I successfully opened my own company.
