"Why are you doing this?" Jade typed, her fingers unsteady as she stared at the screen. At 43, she had never felt so vulnerable, so helpless.
The video she'd received moments earlier was still playing in her mind—a damning piece of evidence showing her son, Ryan, initiating a confrontation with a college student, allegedly over two girlfriends.
His son was hitting on college girls in front of their boyfriend!
She hadn't wanted to believe it. This was her son, a brilliant lawyer with a spotless record, a young man who'd always seemed so disciplined. But the evidence was too clear to deny.
If this video got out, Ryan's career—his entire future—would be ruined. The press would hound him, the public would judge him, and his reputation would be shattered beyond repair.
She felt a pang of fear for him and wondered how he'd let it come to this. Her son, so promising, so successful, brought low by a rash act of anger.
