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2024-10-29 19:42:56Four Months Later
~Derek’s Point of View~
I was getting burnt out, burning the candle at both ends. Eve was able to schedule her classes so they were all on Tuesday and Thursday, and two she was taking online. So we spent half the week in New York and the middle of the week in D.C.
Maxwell Enterprises had offices in both locations, and I was still trying to hold down the fort for grandfather’s businesses as well. I had hired a new COO to be a go-between for both. I had been grooming him for about three months and I seriously hoped he would soon be able to take a lot off my plate,
My parents both took pleas, not wanting the public humiliation of a trial. They also couldn’t afford to post their bail, so they would have just been held in prison until trial anyhow. They were both sentenced to eight years in federal prison, likely getting out in five ye
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