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Chapter 114

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The judge gave a short recess after Carter’s testimony, but the air in the courtroom remained thick, charged with something no whispered conversation could release. Richard had barely moved. His son’s words still echoed in his ears—She’s still a mom.

Monet sat beside him, her fingers clasped so tightly in her lap that her knuckles gleamed white. He wanted to reach for her hand, but the walls between them—the argument, the jealousy, the silence—still loomed.

The bailiff’s voice broke the tension. “Meredith Abbott.”

Every head turned.

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The Entrance

Meredith was only six. The hem of her dress brushed her knees, her braid slightly lopsided from where she’d tugged at it nervously. She clutched a small stuffed bunny—Judge Morales allowed it, nodding once at the clerk.

Richard’s chest squeezed painfully. She looked so small against the pale wood of the courtroom.

The clerk leaned down. “Do you promise to tell the truth, Meredith?”

Her voice was soft, but clear. “I promise.”

She hugged the
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