Chapter 6 - The Matriarch's Revenge
By sunrise, Eleanor Vance had posted a fifty-thousand-dollar cash bail using her massive corporate line of credit.
She walked out of the Middlesex County Jail wearing a fresh dark coat, accompanied by Boston's most feared defense attorney, Richard Hayes.
Dozens of news reporters gathered outside the courthouse steps, flashing cameras into Eleanor's cold, calculating face.
"Mrs. Vance, did you lock your six-year-old granddaughter in a freezer?" a reporter shouted over the crowd.
Richard Hayes stepped in front of the microphones, raising his hand to silence the press gallery.
"My client is the victim of a violent physical assault by her unhinged son-in-law, Mark Vance," Hayes lied smoothly.
"Mrs. Vance was simply visiting the property when Mr. Vance attacked her without provocation," the attorney added falsely.
Back at the hospital, Mark watched the live news broadcast on the wall-mounted television screen in Lily's room.
His hands shook with rage as he watched Eleanor smirk subtly at the news cameras before stepping into a black limousine.
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"She thinks her money makes her untouchable," Mark whispered darkly, turning off the TV as Lily stirred in her sleep.
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