Victor Sterling was taken away.
Isla Prescott could feel Audrey Hughes's hand trembling as she held it. They had been entangled for half a lifetime, and now, it had finally come to an end. Isla figured Audrey's feelings must be incredibly complex.
"Auntie, are you all right?" Isla Prescott asked, giving Audrey Hughes's hand a reassuring squeeze.
"I'm fine. Just overjoyed."
Audrey Hughes had been seeking spiritual peace at a temple recently, but as long as Victor Sterling was not brought to justice, her heart could never be still. Now, that was finally over. Her last lingering attachment to the mortal world had been severed.
Quiet fell over the hospital room.
Although Isla Prescott didn't know the full story between Shane Sterling and his mother, she felt she should give them some space. She and the lawyer Audrey Hughes had brought with her quietly exited the room.
