#Chapter 14 - The Court II

Dominic The thing about the whole case was that I couldn’t help but be surprised. Surprised. Impressed, and a bit turned on. When I thought of my own daughter and how she would have reacted to all this, it was hard to compare them. Vivian would have been screaming across the aisle. Wild, out of control, crying. Renee didn’t even look like she was emotional. Vivian would have cried and looked at me to save her, to defend her, and coerce the rest of the Panel to her side... She also probably wouldn’t have bothered coming with a full defense. But Renee, as much as I did and didn’t want her to, didn’t even look at me—not once—not even as Philip sputtered beside her, red-faced and indignant, trying to claw back some shred of control. “That’s ridiculous! I’m— that’s not — she can’t prove anything.” Renee didn't react to what he was saying. She didn't even flinch. She stood in front of the council like she didn’t need our validation. Like she already knew what t