Can’t Win Me Back by Ginger Sue

"No... No... No!"

Sophia shook the metal railing so much that they were rattling. She continued to protest. She looked at Silas with a ferocious look on her face.

She shouted, "Silas! You used false evidence to deceive me! As a prosecutor, how could you present false evidence? You were misusing your power! This is malpractice! Your evidence should be made inadmissible!"

Silas stared at her mockingly. He didn't look afraid of her at all.

It was indeed his dream to become a just prosecutor. This time, he had risked being suspended when he used false evidence to trick Sophia.

That said, he didn't regret it a single bit.

It didn't matter who it was who was seeking justice. It could've been someone other than Alyssa's lover. The victim could've been someone other than Jasper's mother. He would have done the same without any hesitation.

His duty wasn't merely to adhere to the procedures of a prosecutor but to ensure justice prevailed, even if it meant confronting the darkest truths at any cost.

"You're right in saying that the evidence was false. This medicine bottle is different from the one you had in the first place. Your prints were not on this bottle either.

"Nonetheless, you have confessed to murder. You admitted to pushing the victim downstairs. This is irrefutable evidence!

"No matter what evidence I presented or how I tried to deceive you, you wouldn't have said all these if you were truly innocent!

"You committed murder 20 years ago, and for 20 years, you've been the wife of a plutocrat. You didn't have to commit murder with your own hands. You could have always contracted a killer.

justice will prevail. Today, you must

every word struck a chord in everyone's

was silent. The reporters outside the courtroom also kept quiet. Even the viewers watching the livestream on the courthouse's official website

around them

the courtroom. Shortly after, a recording played through the sound system. It was the recording

part of the

recognized that the other voice belonged to Betty. Other than them, no one else could tell that the other person in the recording

is this? How

headed to the AV room to have a look. The judges were shocked,

expression on his face. As

to keep silent at this

who had just lost her soul then. Her entire body went limp,

fortitude, even the most villainous individuals

this voice recording. Was it your doing?" Jasper grabbed Alyssa's hand and asked in surprise. Alyssa had a confused look on her face, too. She blinked and

in her purse. She pulled her phone out to check. To her surprise, it was a text

the surprise I prepared

as she could.

the ability to hack into the courthouse's

"Are you seeing someone,

I don't have time for