Amelia’s POV
The living room was quiet except for the soft hum of the television.
I sat on the couch with my knees drawn up, arms wrapped around them, the triplets already in bed after an early dinner and extra moon songs. The news feed played on the wall screen—muted at first, then turned up when the anchor’s voice shifted to the familiar cadence of breaking legal news.
“Tonight in City Y Superior Court, Lucy Clark and Samantha Reynolds were sentenced following convictions on multiple felony counts including fraud, extortion, conspiracy to commit fraud, and witness tampering. Clark, the former socialite and widow of late business magnate Markus Hudson, received the maximum sentence of twenty-five years without parole. Reynolds, previously engaged to Hudson heir Chase Hudson, was senten
