Struggling to respond
I was taken aback and struggled to find the right words. She fumbled with her hands, trying to compose herself. “Alex, I… I hardly knew him,”
she finally managed to say, her voice barely above a whisper. Alex exchanged a glance with the lawyer, his expression inscrutable. “
What do you mean?” he asked, his voice tinged with frustration. She sighed deeply, knowing this conversation was far from over.