Chapter 6 â The Family Trial

The courtroom was packed.
Reporters filled every seat.
Ethan arrived smiling.
Confident.
He believed he had won.
Then the doors opened.
Hannah entered.
Weak.
Pale.
But alive.
The entire courtroom froze.
I stood immediately.
She looked at me.
And for the first time in ninety-three daysâŠ
She smiled.
Small.
Broken.
But real.
The judge asked if she was ready to testify.
Hannah nodded.
âYes.â
Her voice was quiet.
But everyone heard.
âMy husband never abandoned me.â
The courtroom went silent.
âHe left because my life was threatened.â
Ethanâs face changed.
Hannah continued.
âEthan Callahan wanted me gone because he believed Jack would choose me over the company.â
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She looked directly at him.
âAnd he was right.â