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Following my lawsuit against Sylvia, Simon persistently appeared, imploring me to withdraw the charges.

"Grace, Sylvia wasn't herself then. Can't you be more understanding of her circumstances?" he pleaded.

I couldn't suppress a chuckle at his earnestness. "Are you suggesting she didn't intend to end my life?" I retorted, my tone laced with disdain. "She needs time behind bars to contemplate her actions."

"Please, Grace! How can a mourning woman endure that? I beg you! What should I do? Would you like me to get on my knees? I'll do it!" Simon bargained, his voice rising anxiously.

In a moment of sheer desperation, he sank to his knees right there. Truthfully? Watching him squirm gave me a perverse satisfaction, but mostly, it just seemed pitiful.

"Even if you knelt for eternity, my stance wouldn't change, Simon," I stated firmly. "In fact, even if Sylvia herself expressed remorse, I wouldn't care. Stop trying to persuade me to let it go."