Set the records straight

The hall was so silent that if a pin dropped it would cause noise as reporters remained seated in this grand hall, staring at Amelia on stage, sitting behind a mic, and they kept staring at her, with the little notepad in their hands.

The early morning news about Axel Jones’ death came to her mind, but she quickly wiped away her tears, and then she said, “Good evening everyone. Thank you all for showing up and accepting my invitation.”

As she stared at the faces of the journalist, she knew that her mother would be proud while watching this because these were reporters Madam Jewel handpicked for Amelia to use to their advantage.

“This is our side of the story... The media has spread lies about us all because of one man... a man with so much power, who entered into our family, just to destroy us. Everything that has happened to each Hayes, is all Elijah’s doing.” Amelia looked down at the microphone to say, “To me, he’s been nothing but a monster, who is trying to destroy my family, and