Her mom was dragged away just like that.
No matter how loud Grace shouted, it was totally useless.
And James? He just stood there, watching it all go down with a blank stare—then turned and walked right out of the hall.
Watching him leave without even looking back, something inside Grace completely collapsed.
She knew James had started feeling differently about Emily.
He used to act like he couldn't stand the sight of her—but lately, his expression would always shift slightly every time he saw Emily.
That's the reason she and her mom came up with that whole plan in the first place. They had to get rid of Emily, so they planted everything carefully, just to land her in prison.
Even then, Grace had assumed that James's so-called “different feeling” for Emily was just a
