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Gathering Evidence

Author: Rejoice Ezeh
last update Last Updated: 2025-12-01 15:47:16

Emma's POV

The next three days were a blur of documents, phone calls, and desperate evidence gathering.

Ana arrived at our apartment Monday morning with boxes of folders and a laptop.

"We need everything," she said. "Every piece of evidence that shows Margaret is the problem, not you."

We started with Liam.

His lawyer had agreed to provide testimony from the psychiatric facility where he was being held.

Written statement. Witnessed by doctors. Legally binding.

In it, Liam detailed how Margaret had first contacted him. How she had offered money to watch me. How the payments had continued for eight years.

"She told me Emma was dangerous," his statement read. "That she had stolen her grandson. That I was protecting the family by keeping track of her."

Bank records supported his claims. Regular payments from one of Margaret's shell companies. Monthly. For eight years.

Proof that Margaret had orchestrated the stalking that she was now using against me.

"This is good," Ana said. "This shows
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