Everett's stance was as firm as the ancient oak that towered in the family's sprawling estate; when it came to justice, evidence was king, and he wouldn't lift a finger to tip the scales. Nor would he allow anyone else to tamper with the fairness he had promised to Dorothy.

He remembered her plea - all she wanted was fairness, to clear her mother's name, and to see the guilty face their comeuppance. It was a fair ask, nothing more. Sᴇaʀch Thᴇ Find_Nøvel.ɴet website on Gøøglᴇ to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.

So, Everett handed over the most elusive evidence and key witnesses to Dorothy, doing his utmost to ensure she had a fighting chance. Beyond that, he refused to dwell on the messy tangles of what-ifs.

a bolt of lightning, shaking the composure he was known for. He staggered back, his voice barely above a whisper, "Your mother... she couldn't have..." "Heather and Dorothy's mom had bad blood for

than I do that it wasn't my mother involved.” If only that were

that

to keep my word, that is, to change their last names." "Everett, you can't just ignore what's

laid a hand on Dorothy's mother, instead of leaving the problem at my doorstep." Jonathan's face darkened. "Are you really going to turn your back on your mother for Dorothy?" "If she can prove her innocence with evidence, that's what I want

his mother as soon as he'd heard the news. But he refrained, foreseeing the excuses they'd muster

today and find out what really happened!" Jonathan's temper flared, but he held back, asking once more, "Everett, if... if your mother got involved in Heather's mess in a moment of folly, you can't just do nothing, right?" "I wasn't there to stop my mother from harming Dorothy's mother back then, and I

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