Chapter 56

"The exposure of the Alston family's domestic violence incidents has shed light on your marriage, which has seemingly been on the rocks for a while. Do you intend to divorce Alston?" "How did you manage to endure Alston's abuse for three years and still persist in not divorcing?" Cecilia was overwhelmed, with more and more people surrounding her. She instinctively grabbed Gladys's hand. She realized things were getting out of hand. As this thought crossed her mind, Cecilia was pushed by the crowd. Wearing high heels, she stumbled twice, feeling a sharp, piercing pain in her ankle! "Mom!" Gladys screamed. Cecilia instinctively looked towards Gladys, who was just a step away. But Gladys wasn't safe either. Cecilia wasn't the only one who fell. As Gladys began to speak, she took a step forward, "Mom, are you okay?" "Don't move, Gladys... Ah!" Cecilia wanted to stop Gladys, but her fingers hurt. Cecilia's five fingers were stepped on by a foot in a black sneaker. The sharp pain shot throug