Chapter 1207
Purple Summers slightly turned her body, allowing Maeve to see Sydney Bennett beside her.
Sydney Bennett, the Ms. Bennett she referred to earlier, is the accused wife.
"Ms. Maeve, what do you think? Being human but not having the right to control one’s own body, and even being interfered with by others, is this moral?" Purple Summers skillfully countered.
Maeve smiled, with a hint of sharpness in her eyes: "She isn’t just dealing with her own body but another life!"
"Refusing to let a child be born into a neglected, incomplete family environment is precisely her respect for life," Purple Summers replied.
"What if the child is already born? Would killing the child to prevent it from suffering in such an environment also count as respect?"
"The fact is the child wasn’t born, and more precisely, it wasn’t a child, it was a fetus."
"Can changing the terminology ease your conscience?"
"Does personal attacks make you feel righteous?"
The two went back and forth, neither giving an inch.
Although it wasn’t a heated argument like at a wet market, the atmosphere was especially tense amidst the calm debate.
The judge frowned and said: "The official court hearing will be held next Wednesday, but before it begins, I hope both sides can sit down calmly and discuss this matter, and it would be best if you can reach a settlement, understood?"