Chapter 254-
Chapter 254
Claire covered the distance been herself and Lucia in fifteen deliberate steps and stopped directly the side. Not at an angle that suggested deference or uncertainty Directly in from clous enough that detail of her face, the way weeks of this had carved something permaner into the space and her e
Lucia stared at Claire who was staring daggers
her. Was it worth it
“After stealing everything my family was owed, Claire wad, her voice carrying dear, the “you come here to make sure we go to prison too. Like you did to Margaret
Lucia’s lawyer stepped forward before Lucia could respond. His movement was stooth and pomced. someone who had intercepted hundreds of conversations like this
“I would strongly advise you not to make any further statements of that kind about my heat. It was simply a fact being delivered to a person he expected to comply cho the facts. He toward the Lowe family’s lawyer, Mr. Graves, who had appeared at Claire’s shoulder looking control of his client. “Counsel, please advise your client that this is not the environment for this
Graves put his hand on Claire’s arm. “Claire…
She shook him off with a force that surprised everyone, including herself. The movemen final.
“I want her to answer me,” Claire said, and now her voice was climbing toward something raw to do with strategy or calculation. “I want to know what she actually wants. What is enough for her M is in prison for life. We have been sued, arrested, dragged in front of cameras, served with cowart Her voice was climbing higher now, the control she had maintained for weeks fracturing vaatey Kane need before she is satisfied? How many of us have to be destroyed before you sopi
front of her sacred sex
The holding area had gone very quiet. The officer at the duty desk had stopped his paperwork and was work fung hand was still hovering at Claire’s elbow, but he had stopped frying to pull her back.
Marie stepped forward.
She moved differently than she had moved in the weeks before this. There was no pertumsance un fer arrangement of grieving mother dignity. She simply moved forward and stopped a few text away carried something that looked like exhaustion more than strategy
“Mrs. Kane,” Marie said, and her voice was softer, directed at Lucy directly what to our s want from this. We are a family that has suffered too. Whatever Margaret did whatever rook since, we are just people trying to protect our own. Her hywids lifted sightly, paltos op, for fundamental human understanding “What would satszy your bat would make you po
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