Chapter 169: Evelyn Was Innocent
Elias who was trying to look calm suddenly broke into a thin sweat, his face paling worse than a ghost. Didn’t she commit suicide? How could they bring her here? He glanced at his sister before his eyes fell on Zevian and their lawyer Lucius. Anything was possible with the help of this mafia family.
The opposing lawyer looked at the maid with equal shock. He turned around at Sophia who had boldly claimed that she was dead and he need not worry about his moral ethics. As long as he made sure Evelyn was set as the criminal, he would be paid in chunks. But now he ever regretted fighting for Annabelle, knowing exactly the influential men that were standing with Evelyn right now.
Brianna didn’t dare to look up and walked over to Evelyn’s side. Lucius asked her to the sand in the podium and she followed, her body trembling with fear. It wasn’t the judges or the punishment that scared her but Sophia sitting across her on the table. This woman was a psychopath and no one could able to guess what new trick she played to save herself.
"What’s happening here?" The judge broke the silence and murmurs in the courtroom. A few reporters who had gotten permission quickly typed the breaking news, making sure their channel delivered it first.
"Mr. Lucius, care to explain?" The judge asked to Lucius, a deep frown tugging his face. It was clear that they had fabricated the maid’s death and it was against laws, something that could put Evelyn under scrutiny.
"Firstly, I would like to apologize to the court for lying about her death, your honor." Lucius bowed his head, and Evelyn realized he was more composed than Damien. They both matched the differences that might have been the reason why even after his sister’s death, Damien requested Lucius to stay with the Valenti family.
"Given how serious this case was, we thought her life was in danger since she was our only suspect. There would have been attempts to murder her just like Annabelle was killed, hence we fabricated her death and moved to her a much safer prison." Lucius explained in a serious tone. Sophia gritted her teeth, having overjoyed and not suspecting Brianna’s death in the prison. She simply believed the poor woman must have fallen for her manipulation and blackmail.
"But it’s still against the law!" Sophia’s lawyer defended, standing up. Looking at the judge, he continued, "They had tried to make all of us fools, Your Honor."
"Not everyone but just you, Mr. Shaw." Lucius calmly replied, a small smile on his face. Taking out the official permission letter, signed by the director of the police department, he continued, "We had informed the cops and they have permitted it."
The judge took the letter that was passed and read through it. The officials have signed and sealed it, leaving no room for any more accusations. With Theodore’s help, this was a very easy task! As much as he hated to digest it since they had gotten permission, they needed to pass it out as a small payable offense.
"If you permit me to continue," Lucius said, catching everyone’s attention again. The Judge sighed and nodded, while the reporters quickly typed it down. Now, it was all in the maid’s hand! Whatever she said would become the truth for now since she had already accepted killing Annabelle at Evelyn’s order in her first statement.