THE RAYNOLDS MANSION....
Lady Hazel's heart skipped a bit as she got the remote and turned off the tv set. Ever since the day of the hearing, her heart has been troubled as she has been so restless and overwhelmed. Even the National news broadcast was talking about about Lexa's case with Cameron. All local news and radio stations have been talking about it non-stop and now the National radio?.
She didn't know who to listen to and who to believe, it was like she was in an entirely different world. Strangers, passersby and the masses knew who to believe except her.
The National radio station had broadcasted the information with the headline "STOP THE DOMESTIC ABUSE OF WOMEN". The news communicator for the day had summarized the information about Lexa's case, and opened the phone lines for calls to start coming in.
The calls have started kicking in as various individuals all over the country call to express their feeling towards the ongoing case. While others condemned Lexa and Jace for refusing to accept their fate and move on from each other to focus on their different lives, others commended Jace for never giving up on his love for Lexa and helping her gain freedom from Cameron. Others congratulated Lexa for being courageous and coming out of her shell despite the fact that she wasn't getting any support from her family. Lexa gained supporters mostly from women who also promised to be present at the day of the second hearing to support and encourage Lexa.
Lady Hazel picked up her phone and dialed Lexa's cell phone. Maybe she has been to harsh on her the last few times they spoke. She will give her a listening ear this time around, Lexa is her only child and a mother is meant to stand by her child no matter the circumstance. Great amount of shame overwhelmed her as she saw mother's and women, old, average and young standing and declaring their earnest support for a total stranger but here she is, a selfish mother and that can't even stand by her own child watching different women from all works of life doing exactly what she is supposed to do as a mother. She dialed Lexa's cell phone 3 times but each dial kept declining, displaying "user busy". She knew at this point Lexa wouldn't want to even speak to her, ske hnew she has failed as a mother Asher heart sank in grief and guilt. She knew what she had to do to make things right, and right now she has no other option but to do the right thing or loose her child.
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Don Raynolds stared into thin air feeling agitated. The biggest contract deal he has been waiting for, for over six months has just been called off this morning.
"How can you give out your only child to be beaten up by a beast in the name of a marriage, and right now you aren't doing nothing to get justice for her ND see that the court rules in her favour. What kind of a man are you?,you really think this universe revolves around power and fame?. Well, I'm sorry Don, but I can't give out such contract to a man who doesn't even care about his own family, this project means a wbe lot to my family and I, Goodbye!". Were the exact words the man who he was to have the deal with said. His business had suffered a great loss due to this problems and it feels like he's been caught in a web. It dawned on him that moment that he has been a terrible husband and father, he was the principal cause of this problems and because of this, his only daughter has lost her self esteem and is deeply traumatized. He made up his mind to go for the hearing tomorrow, he wk be there for his child the same way every father does and he will support her not minding about fame and riches, for once he will be a dad. If it took him this much to realize his mistakes, then he is willing to go through the consequences to make sure everything goes right again, and thus time around, he is not doing it to beautify his reputation, but to abide with his family.