Chapter 144 Every Word Was True

• Amelia took a shaky breath, her fingers wrapping around Zoey's wrist for steadiness. "Mom, please, don't work yourself up. I've already filed for a DNA test. When the results come in, we'll finally have something concrete. Until then, we have to keep this under wraps. If we go public with nothing but our story, Waverly will seize on the lack of proof and haul us into court."
• After all, Waverly made her living as an attorney—nothing could take her down unless it could sit on a judge's bench and be called evidence.
• Zoey reached across the small kitchen table, took her daughter's hand, and patted it gently—fingers grown thinner after a lifetime of work. "All right. When the time comes, I'll stand on the witness stand for you. The feuds of my generation have weighed on you long enough."