The article opened instantly, too instantly, as though the world had been waiting.

Eight years ago, a young woman identified as Serena Vale was allegedly pressured by Mrs. Eleanor Blackwood to terminate a pregnancy involving her son, Roman Blackwood. Sources claim a financial incentive was offered, alongside threatening messages designed to ensure compliance and silence.

Serena’s breath hitched.

Her name. Her past and her pain laid bare in neat paragraphs.

Below the headline were images.

A scanned cheque.

Her cheque.

The one she had never cashed.

The one she had kept hidden at the bottom of an old box, because throwing it away had felt like erasing proof that it...