Viya's POV
I'd anticipated this answer. But hearing those words spoken aloud still left me reeling.
It wasn't just me—even Sophia froze beside me.
It was too cruel. Too deliberately devastating.
Lucius's voice remained gentle, almost apologetic. "You must have sensed it. Margaret Blackwood has never shown you any kindness."
Kindness? That was an understatement.
Malicious intent would be more accurate.
I looked up at him, my voice barely steady. "Lucius, you're lying to me, aren't you?"
This time, I desperately wanted him to be lying.
"Do you remember that case your parents had just finished before the accident?"
Before I could respond, he handed me another document.
"Through some... less than official channels, I discovered that someone involved in that c
