'How clever,' Nadia thought, her lips curving into a cold smile. Across the room, Erna and Latonya clung to each other, their faces drained of color, gripping each other's sleeves in a futile attempt to steady their growing panic.
Nadia's eyes flickered. She knew that the second half of the footage, had it played, would've exposed Erna and Latonya mocking and tormenting her, their disgraceful behavior laid bare for all to see.
Luckily for them, the screen had been turned off in time, sparing them the humiliation of having their despicable actions revealed.
The room fell silent, the reporters too stunned to speak.
"This has to be fake, right? What kind of father would do that to his child? She's so young! Couldn't she have frozen to death?" one reporter stammered, his voice tremblin
