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Chapter 70 – The Hearing
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2025-08-28 00:47:57The courthouse was a monolith of glass and stone that morning, its reflective face turning the pale winter light into a cold blaze. Evelyn stepped out of the car with Noah and Hana flanking her, Alexander close behind. They moved in step, not speaking, their breaths clouding in the frigid air. Celeste had arrived earlier through a side entrance to avoid the press, but Claudia had made no such effort.
Across the wide steps, Claudia Drake stood beneath the cameras with her counsel at either side. She wore black, severe and gleaming in the light, a deliberate contrast to the neutral slate Evelyn had chosen. She was speaking with a measured cadence, her words crafted for the news cycle. Evelyn could not hear them through the wall of microphones, but she could imagine the script: fairness, tradition, stability—words bent until they no longer resembled their true shapes.
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