Chapter 6 - THE INTERROGATION ROOMBy early afternoon, my parents and Vanessa were transferred in handcuffs to the downtown Cook County central precinct.
The engagement party was reduced to police tape and shattered memories. Marcus stayed by my side and watched over Lily, who had been cleared by pediatric doctors at the hospital—she suffered only minor bruising and emotional exhaustion, but she was safe.
Inside interrogation room B, I sat across from high-powered corporate and family lawyer Catherine Sterling, whom Marcus had hurriedly retained.
“Maya, what your family attempted goes far beyond domestic abuse,” Catherine said, sliding a stack of financial injunctions across the table. “We have undeniable proof of financial fraud, forgery, and conspiracy to commit child endangerment.”
“I trusted them,” I whispered, staring down at my hands. “I gave them another chance by staying here for the party.”
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“You gave them an opportunity to reveal their true colors, and they walked right into a legal trap,” Catherine corrected gently. “With the security camera footage from the neighbor’s driveway showing your father physically tossing Lily into that bin, combined with these asset documents, we are going to freeze every corporate account they own and reinstate Lily as the sole legal beneficiary of your grandfather's trust.”
I nodded slowly, letting the pain of betrayal wash away, replaced by an unbreakable shield of maternal protection. They wanted to throw my daughter away like trash? I was going to strip them of everything they loved.
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