Chapter 5: The Courtroom Battle
The courtroom was packed.
Everyone wanted to see the ending.
Cassandra arrived wearing confidence like armor.
She smiled.
Because she still believed money could save her.
Then Ava walked in holding Lily’s hand.
Not as a nanny.
Not as an employee.
As a mother.
The judge reviewed every piece of evidence.
The fake documents.
The altered records.
The witness statements.
The DNA results.
Then Cassandra’s lawyer asked:
“Mrs. Carter, why didn’t you search for your daughter sooner?”
The question was cruel.
Designed to make me look guilty.
I looked at Lily.
Then I answered.
“Because I spent three years believing my daughter was dead.”
The courtroom became silent.
“I searched for a child I was told never existed.”
I looked at Cassandra.
“But she knew.”
The judge lowered his papers.
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And everyone knew.
The truth had finally arrived.
