Chapter 4 - The Legal Strike
Three days later, Samantha was served with court papers at a local café.
She smiled arrogantly at the process server, assuming it was just a standard breakup dispute.
When she opened the envelope, her smug smile vanished completely.
It was a temporary restraining order, heavily backed by photographic medical evidence of child abuse.
Attached was a defamation lawsuit demanding millions in damages.
Panicked, she immediately called her own lawyer, a sleazy attorney known for dirty tactics.
“He has photos of the kids with bruises,” Samantha yelled into the phone.
“Calm down,” her lawyer replied slickly.
“We just claim the kids are clumsy, or better yet, we claim David caused those bruises.”
Samantha’s eyes lit up with malicious glee.
“Yes, exactly, he has a temper,” she lied smoothly.
But David was always ten steps ahead.
He had already turned over the security footage from the hallway camera to the police.
The camera had a blind spot in the living room, but it clearly recorded audio.
The police had the tape of her calling them brats and the sickening sound of the belt snapping.
Detectives were already building a criminal case against her.
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Samantha thought she was fighting a PR war on Facebook.
She had no idea she was about to face a judge for felony child abuse.
