Chapter 69

• Clara stormed out of the courtroom, her face taut with tension. Her heels clattered against the corridor floor, each step sounding like an explosion of anger. Rico hurried to follow.
• “Clara, calm down—”
• “Shut up, Rico!” Clara stopped abruptly, causing several passing staff to duck in fear. “Did you see that? The judge had the audacity to cut me off. And that pathetic woman… she sat there with that calm, smug look, as if she’d won!”