EVERETTPanic seized my throat, tight and suffocating. I looked at my mother, who was sobbing into her handkerchief, and then at my father, whose face was pale and broken."Mother? Father?" I stammered, my voice cracking as I stepped further into the high parlor. "Did... did something happen with the court? Did they do something to Father?!""No, Everett," Silas said softly, taking a heavy step toward me. "Your father is fine. The state immunity is signed, and the court's ruling stands. This isn't about the trial.""Then what is it?!" I gasped, my heart hammering against my ribs. "If nothing happened with the court, why are my parents crying? Is it about the engagement? We're breaking it off, right? Knox isn't in his right mind, so you're making Lewis give back the ring!"I turned my head and glared at Lewis, who was sitting stiffly on the sofa. Lewis immediately folded his hand into a tight fist, hiding the ring against his stomach, his jaw set. He clearly had zero intention of tak
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