George was sentenced to seven years in prison. Apparently dissatisfied with the verdict, he immediately had hiswyer file an appeal.


    A monthter, his case went to a second trial.


    But George never dreamed that his financial case would turn into a criminal one.


    When he saw Marina sitting in the intiff''s seat in the courtroom, he waspletely dumbfounded.


    "Marina? You bitch! You''re not dead! How are you not dead!" George roared, losing control.


    "The defendant will remain calm," the bailiff ordered as two officers forced George back into his seat.


    "I''m not dead. You must be very disappointed, Chairman Spencer," Marina said from the intiff''s seat. Her frail, withered body was swallowed by her loose clothes. Her face was still pale, but her eyes zed with sarcasm and a bone-deep hatred.


    The doctors had said it would take a miracle for Marina to wake up. But who''s to say miracles don''t happen?


    Marina had survived, her tenacious will to live pulling her through. But George had to die.


    Marina had been at Nexus Media for years, and she held evidence of George''s crimes.


    George had forced her to sleep with various investors and powerful figures, and Marina had once managed to record audio of it. She even knew that George was responsible for the death of a young actress signed to hispany.


    The actress was an underage girl who had entered the entertainment industry after a talent show. An agent from George''spany had tricked her into signing a contract.


    The girl was beautiful and young, and she quickly caught the eye of a powerful tycoon. But she had a strong will and refused, no matter how much money or how many resources George threw at her.


    To please the tycoon, George ended up drugging the girl. After being raped, she couldn''t see a way out and jumped from a building.


    But thanks to George''s influence, the case was ruled an ident.


    Marina had only found out about it by identally overhearing a phone call between George and someone from the police department Thinking ahead, she had secretly recorded it on her phone.


    Because the case was so massive and far-reaching, the court adjourned to


    deliberate, with the final verdict to be announced at ater date.


    After the trial, however, George and


    Nexus Media became a trending topic galine, attracting widespread public attention and remaining in the headlines.


    An entertainmentpany forcing artists into escort services, signing


    unfair contracts, and even


    causingal


    death-the entire nation was


    watching. There was a public outcry against Nexus Media, with countless people demanding the death penalty for George.


    The case drew high-level attention, and a special task force was formed to investigate.


    In the end, George was sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve. Nexus Media


    went into bankruptcy and was liquidated.


    With that, the high-profile Nexus Media case finally came to a close.


    The case was over, and it was time for Marina to leave.


    Yvonne and Sandra went to the station to see her off.


    Marina was wearing a simple, loose white t-shirt and jeans, with no makeup. Although still very thin, herplexion looked much better.


    She carried only a single suitcase, just as she had when she first came to Istra to make a name for herself.


    Only back then, she''d had Lucien by her side, and she''d been full of hope for the future.


    "Yvonne, Sandra, thank you foring to see me off." Marina hadn''t expected anyone to send her off. Her eyes grew red, and tears threatened to fall.


    She hugged Sandra, then Yvonne, in a final farewell.