Chapter 120

Chapter 120 - Verdict Delivered, A Haunting "What If"

The courtroom air felt heavy as I sat in my wheelchair, facing the woman who held my future in her hands. Judge Pearson, a stern-faced woman in her fifties, peered down at me over her glasses, then shifted her gaze to Julian.

"Mr. Grayson, you've appealed the original divorce decree on grounds that seem... questionable at best," she said, her voice cutting through the tension. "Your claim that Ms. Ashworth is abandoning you during a medical crisis fails to acknowledge that you first abandoned her at the altar."

I kept my expression neutral, though a small flutter of hope stirred in my chest. Julian's lawyer scrambled to his feet.

"Your Honor, my client was manipulated during an emotionally vulnerable time. His decision regarding the canceled wedding—"