Chapter 70 A Shocking Discovery.

The days following the adjournment of the court case were tense. Kai and I had tried to return to some semblance of normalcy, but the weight of the looming trial hung over us like a dark cloud. Every day felt like a countdown to another battle, and despite our best efforts to stay focused on our family and work, it was impossible to shake the feeling of dread that Marcus was planning something even more sinister. Lily, on the other hand, seemed to be dealing with her own struggles. I noticed that she had become more withdrawn, spending long hours in her room or out of the house without saying where she was going. I chalked it up to the stress of her father’s situation and the natural growing pains of being a teenager, but something in my gut told me there was more to it. One afternoon, I found her in the library, hunched over her laptop, her face illuminated by the screen’s glow. She didn’t notice me at first, too engrossed in whatever she was looking at. It wasn’t until I called her