Chapter 32
Lacey
Ten Years Later…
“Not Guilty,” the juror stated.
I was now a lawyer who strived to help those who couldn’t afford it. I started my own firm, but most of the work I did was pro bono. The kind of lawyer I wanted to become wasn’t set on making money. It was about helping those who were innocent or those who didn’t have anyone else to fight for them.
I left the courtroom, and my client extended her gratitude for the verdict. They had given her a public defender who wasn’t willing to put in work and fight for her innocence. She knew that if she hadn’t acquired me, the verdict could have been very different.
I made my way home to my husband. When I walked in the door, Zoey slowly waddled over to me. “Mama.”
I picked her up and gave her a huge hug. Once I had opened the firm, we decided we wanted to have kids. We both wanted the perfect happy family. A couple weeks of trying was all it took for me to become pregnant with Zoey. She was our blessing.
“Honey, dinner’s ready,” Matteo called from the kitchen. On the days I had court, he came home from work early to take care of Zoey and cook dinner. Surprisingly, he was an amazing cook and even better father.
His business had been booming so much so, he hired someone else to run the company, so he wouldn’t have to work as much anymore. Once Zoey was born, he found out he would much rather be at home with her than at work. He didn’t want to miss all her firsts.
To think this all began with a lie, but my struggles would end with this same lie. My college was paid, and I acquired the perfect husband and a beautiful little girl out of it. I wouldn’t change it for the world. Never have I ever been so thankful for someone lying in my life.