“The trial where Mayor Wilson Dia will stand as a witness against his daughter’s claims will happen a few weeks from now. According to the representatives of the Mortel family, they are deeply saddened by the Mayor’s decision. However, their camp will not back down as they intend to seek justice and hold Nicolas Mendez responsible for s*xual assault and harassment that inflicted trauma to Primrose Dia-Mortel over the years.” Upon hearing those words, Primrose reached for the remote and turned off the television. Instead of dwelling on it, her eyes shifted back to the blank canvas. She dipped her brush into the palette before running a black paint over the white cloth. Her grip on the paintbrush tightened as the news continued to echo inside her brain. She pounded the paint hard on the

