Shadows Of A Forgotten Spring

Chapter 178

Chapter 178

She crushed the paper in her hand into a tight ball and raised up her head, her eyes ablaze with determination.

“I’m done,” she started, her voice trembling, but resolute. “I’m done letting someone else dictate my life. I’m done being defined by lies” She didn’t take abreath, as she added, “And I’m done standing by while my family, my company, and my name are dragged through the mud!”

She paused, taking a deep breath, her heart pounding like a drum, “I am a mother, a daughter, and the CEO of W2 HOLDINGS. But all those aside, I am a human being, and I am not going to let my sweat be dragged in the mud by a coward who hides, masquerading behind false accusations.”

The room fell silent, reporters hanging onto her every word. She could feel the weight of their scrutiny, but she didn’t falter. Instead, she leaned into the microphone; her voice, steady, raw with emotion ringing out.

“Annie says she’s been kidnapped, and somehow she has managed to turn this all around and painy me as some kind of villain! But let me make one thing very clear: I had nothing to do with her disappearance. My mother, my children, my whole life has been turned upside down because of this.” Her voice cracked, but she pressed on, her eyes shining with unshed tears.

“I have endured years of Annie’s manipulations, her schemes, and her fueled attempts to destroy me and my relationships with my people. I’ve bitten my tongue and waited for her to snap out of it. I’ve forgiven her more times than can count, thinking she might change. But not any longer. I am no longer playing nice. I am done waiting for her to wake up and see the damage she’s caused. Annie destroyed my marriage, tried to kill me and my children a million times over, and yet I forgave her. A few weeks ago, she still tried to kill me in the hospital, and if Vivian Black hadn’t come in time, I would have died. Annie had always been jealous of me and wanted just what wanted.”

fisted at her sides, her fingernails dug into her palms as she tried to control her anger. “You want a fight, Annie?” her voice was low, yet threaded with fire. “Then bring it on. But let me tell you

support means more to me than words can express. And to those of you who have doubted me, taken it upon yourselves to believe these lies being told about me, I ask that you open your eyes. Look

the room, but Emma didn’t bat an eyelid. She had never felt so exposed, so vulnerable, yet so powerful. “I’m done being silenced. My son, Ethan, and his colleagues.” Tears welled up in Emma’s eyes. “were attacked at his daycare few months ago minutes after Annie physically threatened

and falling as she steadied herself. Slowly, she lowered her head in

voice steady despite the turmoil in her chest.

scanned the crowd until she came upon a young reporter near the front. His eyes were sharp, his fingers ready to type

his throat. “Mrs. Black, are

at him in the eye and answered, “Yes.” The room exploded in gasps and the sound of

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deal of work in bringing out the truth, and it’s only a

room hushed, but Emma raised her hand weakly to silence them. “Let me make something very clear,” she said, the emotion in her voice building with every word. “Annie is quite capable of such deception. You don’t have to take my word for it, but you can look into her past. Five years ago, she issued orders for three men