CHAPTER FortySophia’s POVFor a moment, I genuinely thought I had heard Ethan wrongly, the e room had become so quiet that I could hear my own breathing. Everyone was looking at him, everyone was waiting and after everything that had happened, after my daughter had been accused in front of teachers, students, and parents, after she had been treated like a thief, Ethan had looked at his child, Willy and calmly said there was no need to check the footage.No need, the words kept repeating inside my head.I slowly turned to look at him. My chest felt tight, not because I was surprised, because somehow, deep down, I knew this was exactly what would happen.I let out a small laugh, It was not a happy laugh, It was the kind that came when disappointment finally became too much.“Yeah,” I said quietly.The room remained silent, I looked directly at Ethan.“Of course.” His eyes met mine immediately. “Sophia—”I did not let him continue. “Of course you would support your child.”The words
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