Chapter 129 The Trial

• Nicole stood before the mirror, her reflection betraying the nervousness she felt. Today was the day she had been waiting for—the day of Erica and Shania’s trial. She wanted nothing more than for those two wicked women to receive the harshest punishment possible for what they had done.
• But deep down, hidden beneath her anger, Nicole’s thoughts strayed toward her father. She wondered if he would attend the trial. If he did, it would surely weigh heavily on him to watch Shania—his own daughter—stand accused in court.
• A sudden chime from her phone announced an incoming message. Nicole instinctively reached for it, only for her face to pale when she opened the text from an unfamiliar number: