Chapter 9 - JUSTICE FOR EMMA
The legal battle that followed was fierce, but Daniel’s victory was absolute. Marcus Vale flipped on Victoria to save himself from a life sentence, revealing the entire network of corruption. Victoria was sentenced to twenty years in federal prison, and the Whitmore empire was cleansed of its toxic elements.
But for Daniel, the real battle was healing the wounds of the past.
He took Lily to Emma’s grave at St. Matthew’s Cemetery. The rain was gone, replaced by a warm, golden autumn afternoon. They brought a massive bouquet of fresh white lilies.
Lily stood beside Daniel, holding his hand tightly. "Do you think Mommy can see us?"
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"I know she can, sweetheart," Daniel said, kneeling down to clear the fallen leaves from Emma's headstone. "And I promise her, and you, that I will spend the rest of my life making up for the years we lost."
Daniel replaced the old, faded photograph into Lily's metal tin, but this time, he added a new one—a photo taken the day before, showing him and Lily smiling together in front of their home.
