Nine months later, my lawyer sent the verdicts to my phone. Crowe was sentenced to life in prison for k********g, poisoning, and illegal human experimentation. Daniel received 38 years for assault, poisoning, theft of classified information, and embezzlement. Victoria and Emma had pleaded guilty and were awaiting their respective sentences. After reading the message, I almost forwarded it to Lily. Instead, I turned off my phone and slipped it back into my bag. Never mind. It did not matter anymore. Onstage, Lily was adjusting the microphone. She wore a simple navy suit. A faint scar remained on the side of her neck. Before she began, she touched it unconsciously, then lowered her hand and walked to the center of the stage. In English, she presented a legal aid program for refugee

