When the verdict was announced, Noelle burst into tears right there in the courtroom. She lunged at Cheryl."This is all your fault! If I hadn’t helped you, I wouldn’t be going to prison!"Cheryl grabbed Noelle by the hair. "Didn't you benefit from helping me?"You were the one who wanted to destroy Lilian! You were always saying how much you hated her holier-than-thou act!"She was nothing but a poor nobody saddled with a sick sister, yet she played the savior. Who did she think she was?"I had no interest in watching them tear each other apart. I turned and headed for the exit.However, Hannah rushed over and begged me through her tears."Lilian, I'm begging you! Joseph cannot go to prison!"You loved him so much. Can't you find it in your heart to forgive him?"I calmly shook off her hand."So what if he loved me? Did that give him the right to hurt me without mercy?"He even nearly killed Yvonne!"Without looking back, I walked away.Outside the courthouse, my parents
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