Amelia’s POV
The letter arrived in the same cream envelope Lucy always used—thick, expensive, the kind that screamed money even when the words inside screamed hate.
I opened it alone in the studio, door locked, kids at school, Chase at physical therapy. The words blurred at first, then sharpened into something cold and familiar.
Lucy Clark
Appeal of Conviction and Sentence
Grounds: Coercion by emotional manipulation during the final days of Markus Hudson’s illness. Undue influence exerted by stepdaughter Amelia Clark to secure disproportionate inheritance. Request for immediate review and release pending retrial.
My hands shook so hard the paper crinkled. Below the legalese were photocopies of medical notes, visitor logs, even a deposition from a nurse who claimed I’d been “overly pres
