"Jack, I can't comprehend it. You tried to kill your own daughter?" Isabella said, her voice quivering with shock and disbelief.

"This is beyond shameful, Jack," Jeremy added, shaking his head in disgust. "How could you stoop so low?"

Jack, now visibly trembling under the weight of the accusations, glanced around at the faces filled with piercing gazes and contempt. His eyes finally met William's intense, unyielding stare. "I swear, I didn't kill my daughter," he stuttered desperately. "She saw me murder Sarah, and I had no choice but to silence her. I made sure the wound wasn't fatal. I never intended to take her life."

William and Isabella exchanged...