“I did it, Tia Melanie!” Evie exclaimed excitedly, jumping into Mel’s arms once they were all out of the courthouse. Brad and Melanie were waiting outside, excited to spend time with Evie.
After Evie's testimony, the tide of the case had undoubtedly turned in Nikita's favor. The little girls innoccent words had undoubtedly reinforced Nikita's claims of emotional abuse. Joel was absent because he was busy working or because Nikita had asked him to leave. He was absent because he was a manipulator trying to punish Nikita for standing up for herself. That's how Niki's lawyers had framed it anyway. And Niki had a feeling her lawyers were on point. Joel had been trying to punish her, to make her feel as if she didn't have any worth. She was so thankful that she now had Kyle in her life. Now a
