Blood and Inheritance
"It’s you, isn’t it? You told your mother you were mistreated, didn’t you?"
I shoved him off at once. Lila couldn’t take another shock. The doctors had made it clear that she suffered from severe anxiety and depression.
Before I could gather myself, a mob of country bumpkins surged into the station, wailing and shouting.
At first, I thought they were the victims’ families. However, when Adrian dragged me inside, I realized that they were Serena’s blood kin.
Linda Miller, Serena’s aunt by marriage, stormed forward and slapped Adrian hard across the cheek. "Didn’t you promise to take care of our Serena? How did you let her end up like this? If she’s going to prison, then you go in her place!"