Gabriel called out the child’s name in that specific strained voice parents use when they are desperately trying to appear calm while failing miserably. “Daisy, stop this nonsense right now!”
The judge struck her heavy wooden gavel once with a loud bang. “Mr. Albright, you will not speak to or intimidate that child!”
Daisy flinched at the noise, but she continued speaking anyway. “Daddy and Bianca were inside Mommy’s bedroom while Mommy was away at the doctor’s office, and they were laughing together.”
She wiped her tiny nose with her sleeve before continuing her painful confession. “Bianca said the new baby wasn’t supposed to get anything from the house because Mommy would be gone very soon anyway.”
Penelope’s hand pressed hard against her stomach as a wave of horror washed over her.
Samantha turned sharply toward the defense table. “Gone? What exactly did she mean by gone?”
