Chapter 10 - Emily Tells The Truth Without Her Father
Emily insisted on giving her full statement without Vincent in the room.
He did not like it.
He respected it.
She described the first time Ryan hit her.
Five months into pregnancy.
An argument over money.
He apologized immediately.
Then blamed stress.
The second time, he grabbed her arms.
The third, he shoved her.
After Dr. Patel noticed bruises, Ryan changed clinics.
Linda moved into the apartment “to help.”
That was when Emily’s phone access became limited.
Medication began.
Ryan started filming her confusion.
Emily had tried to leave twice.
Both times she became dizzy before reaching the building lobby.
She thought her body was failing.
Now she wondered whether medication timing contributed.
Investigators would not claim more than evidence supported.
Emily also admitted something she had hidden from Vincent.
She had been afraid of her father too.
Not because Vincent hurt her.
Because she knew his past.
“If I told you, I thought you’d kill Ryan.”
Vincent heard about that later.
It devastated him.
His old reputation had become another wall around his daughter.
Even after retirement, fear of what he might do helped keep Emily
silent.
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Vincent could not blame Ryan for that part.
He had built that reputation himself.
