He had never imagined that the whole time, I had been able to see.

Chapter 7 — One Point Three Million

Judge Alvarez flipped through the thick binder I had prepared, and I watched his eyes widen by small degrees as he moved from page to page, following the trail I had spent a year laying out for exactly this moment.

When he reached the last sheet, he exhaled, set the binder down, and leveled his gaze across the room at my husband.

“Mr.