Shadows Of A Forgotten Spring

Chapter 87

Emma clenched her fists until her fingernails bit into the soft skin of her palms. She would not give up-not yet. Adam ha walked away, but she knew there was more to come. If he wouldn't talk, she'd find another way Ethan. For the innocent children who had died. For the justice they all deserved.

With a new firmness in her voice, Emma got to her feet. The fight wasn't over. Not by a long shot. expose the truth. For

Emma walked out of prison with her heart torn to pieces. She had gone inside with the hope of some sort of breakthroug glimmer that justice would prevail for her son and the innocent children affected. Instead, matters had just gotten worse, leaving her with more questions than answers.

Sliding into the backseat of her car, she let out a shaky breath and rested her head against the cool window. The blurred lights of the city mirrored her turbulent thoughts. As the driver pulled into traffic, her phone rang sharply, cutting throug the heavy silence.

Emma glanced at the screen and immediately picked up. "Good evening, ma'am," her personal assistant greeted, her voice trembling with panic.

Emma frowned, and the distraction, emotional depletion, made her tune out of everything else. "Good evening," she murmured absent-mindedly, "Ma'am. have you seen the news?"

The urgency in her assistant's tone snapped Emma out of her haze. She straightened in her seat. "What's going on?"

"It's about your mother, the assistant said, her words cautious but hurried.

dropped. "What

need to see

the news on her phone. Her heart dropped at the sight of

even speculation about a family rift. She felt a wave of frustration and concern wash over her. Maina just wasn't strong enough to travel-she'd struggled

her "Drive faster," she instructed her driver. As they neared the apartment, she could perceive a sea of paparazzi surrounding the building as their

the moment the car stopped. Her heart was racing as she ran up the stairs two at a time, desperate to find her mother and understand what

looking frail but dignified, while Ethan and Emily giggled on either side of her.

step forward Mom" she began

Walker looked up. Her face was cold as

"Mom, I can plain she said, the

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could utter another word, Elizabeth rose shakily to her feet and

check as she gasped in shock, her hand instinctively flying to her face. Tears welled in her eyes, not from the pain but from the utter disbelief. Her mother had never hit her before. This was uncharted territory. How

I didn't want to burden you. You have gone through so much already- Elizabeth lifted a hand to quiet her. With a heavy sigh, she let