Chapter 4: Justice Comes Home

Chapter 4: Justice Comes Home
Several months later, the courtroom was filled with reporters.
The surveillance footage was played once again.
This time, no one questioned what had happened.
Vanessa admitted she had accepted money from Victor to create "an accident."
She insisted she never meant to kill Claire.
The judge wasn't convinced.
"You knowingly endangered both a mother and her unborn child."
Vanessa was sentenced to prison.
Victor received an even longer sentence for fraud, conspiracy, and attempted murder.
Outside the courthouse, reporters surrounded Ethan and Claire.
One journalist asked, "Do you feel you've finally won?"
Claire gently rested a hand on her growing belly.
May you like
"This was never about winning."
"It was about protecting our family."