Tyler disputed portions of Khloe’s account.
But the financial records and communications introduced during the proceedings supported the fraud allegations against him.
He ultimately received a prison sentence.
There were still financial and legal consequences to resolve.
My sister faced responsibility for her own actions.
The family home remained a serious concern.
And I still had to cooperate with the financial investigation to clarify how my name had been used.
When we left the courthouse, Khloe approached me.
“Lucas?”
I stopped.
She looked nothing like the confident woman who’d sat across from me at Dad’s birthday dinner.
Her eyes were red.
Her shoulders slumped.
“I’m not asking you to forgive me,” she said. “I know I don’t deserve that right now.”
I waited.
“I just want to become someone better than the person who did this.”
I looked at her for a long moment.
“Then stop looking for a shortcut,
