That morning, the sky was overcast, as if foreshadowing the storm about to erupt in the courtroom. Olivia stood in front of the mirror, dressed in an elegant black suit. Her eyes were sharp, but inside, she couldn’t deny the nervousness eating away at her.
Daniel knocked on the bedroom door.
“The car is ready, Miss Olivia. The attorney is waiting outside.”
Olivia nodded. “Make sure Eliana doesn’t know about the hearing. Keep her at home with the nanny and assign two extra bodyguards.”
“It’s already taken care of.”
A few minutes later, the black car sped toward the courthouse. Olivia sat with clenched fists, her thoughts drifting to the past—back when she still believed in Hunter Jackson’s love, when she still thought the Jackson family would truly accept her and her daughter.
Now? Th
