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Chapter 59 – Lena’s Father Appears

Author: Billie Patsy
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LENA

The air in the courtroom was suffocating.

Every whisper, every shuffle of papers echoed louder than it should have, pressing down on me like a weight. Roman’s hand anchored mine on the polished wood of the defense table, his thumb brushing steady circles against my skin. But even that couldn’t stop the trembling in my body.

Because I knew.

I knew what was coming.

Vivian sat a few feet away, her posture perfect, her expression calm, almost smug. Like she had been waiting for this moment her entire life. Her lawyer shuffled through a stack of documents, then cleared his throat, stepping toward the center of the courtroom with calculated drama.

“Your Honor,” he said smoothly, “my client wishes to submit testimony from a key witness. Someone directly connected to this case—someone whose very existence has been concealed.”

The judge raised an eyebrow. “Proceed.”

The double doors at the back of the courtroom creaked open.

And in walked the ghost of my past.

Tall, with graying hair at h
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