Chapter 3

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Mom even revealed in court that I had expressed interest in Liam on more than one occasion. She knew saying that would hurt me. But she didn't care. She only wanted to maintain her saint-like image in this high-profile case, even if it meant sacrificing her own daughter. And what about me? What was I? I sat in the plaintiff's box, weeping in disbelief. My ears buzzed with the contemptuous whispers from the public gallery. 4

Mom continued to organize her case files. "Aubrey Hayes, don't you understand yet? "

"The law is about evidence. The fact that you…