Chapter 6 - The Fall of the Swifts
Faced with state prison sentences, the Swifts surrendered completely.
The lakefront house was transferred to Botanica Jade.
$420,000 in seized accounts was returned to Botanica Jade.
Thomas acknowledged a personal debt of $230,000 owed to me, payable via 25% garnishment of his future wages.
I was granted sole custody of Zoey. Carol received a lifetime restraining order.
Jackson was enrolled in a local public school back in his hometown.
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With Thomas gone, I hired Arthur Vance as Chief Operating Officer. Under Arthur's management, Botanica Jade's profit margins expanded by 18%. We launched a new line of organic mother-and-baby skincare products named Zoey’s Touch, which became a national commercial sensation.
One evening on the news, a segment aired about local small businesses. Working in a grease-covered pit at an auto repair shop, hauling heavy tires under the hot summer sun, was Thomas. Because of his criminal record, no corporate firm would hire him. He was working low-wage mechanical jobs to pay child support and court-ordered restitution. I muted the TV and returned to planning my company's European expansion.
