The Twist of Fate
Grace's defense argued duress, that she'd been coerced and threatened, that she was a victim too.
"Mrs. Chen had no choice," her lawyer stated during opening arguments. "Mirabel Carson threatened her family. She acted out of fear, not malice."
But the prosecution countered with evidence of the payments, Grace's willing participation, the calculated harm she'd caused.
Lucy testified about James's medical trauma, the unnecessary treatments, the terror of thinking her son was dying.
"Dr. Chen had my complete trust," Lucy said from the witness stand. "I believed everything she told me about my son's condition. She used that trust to torture me for eighteen months."
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