Vanessa knocked on the Lordstone household door. She drove fast as soon as Matthew called her about being served court papers. He was being accused of murder of both the robber and the kidnapper, destruction of property, the mall's glass dome, destruction of public property, the bus stop, and assault of the second robber.
Matthew's father was furious about the accusations. His mother and Sarah were deeply scared about the possibility of him going to jail. However, Matthew himself was still stunned from his earlier discovery about his soul that he could not even emotionally process what was going on.
Sarah opened the door for Vanessa slowly. As if keeping her outside would somehow change what was going on.
Vanessa entered the house politely and greeted everyone. Her tone was professional, the way she was used to deal with these situations when she was still a lawyer.
