The attorney wasn’t finished.
Part of me desperately wished he was.
Instead…
What came next had the monitor beside my bed protesting louder than ever.
“As for Ethan’s situation…”
He glanced down at his notes before looking back at me.
“The family filed charges against Ethan.”
He paused.
“They lost.”
My breath caught in my throat.
He continued.
“The court determined that the accusations against your son, combined with everything else happening at the time, significantly contributed to the emotional stress you were under.”
He adjusted the papers in his hands.
“That stress was recognized as one of the contributing factors leading up to your accident.”
He continued reading.
“The family also lost because there had already been multiple reports from relatives expressing concerns r
