Chapter 135

• For a heartbeat, the room was silent. My breath trembled as I watched the principal shrink under the pressure. He looked smaller now. Cornered and humiliated.
• Catherine turned back toward the bench. “Your Honor, let the record reflect that the witness acknowledged both the existence of corroborating evidence and a consistent pattern of coercion and retaliation toward the plaintiff. No further questions at this time.”
• Victor appeared to not like the sound of that. Parker and Kaiden began to counsel him, perhaps wanting to figure out what Catherine meant.