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.

your crime this time. However, justice will prevail. Today, you

a chord

courtroom also kept quiet. Even the viewers

silence around them was

after, a recording played through the sound system. It was the recording that Nina had risked her

snippet—the most important part of the recording was

to Betty. Other than them, no one

What is this? How

to have a look. The

calm expression on his face. As a judge, it was his duty to maintain order in

to keep silent at this

her soul then.

mental fortitude, even the most villainous individuals had a breaking

doing?" Jasper grabbed Alyssa's hand and asked in

her phone out to check. To her surprise, it was a text message from

did you like the surprise I

could. "Axel, the recording. You were the one who played

hack into the courthouse's computer system? Even your partner, my school's alumnus, doesn't know this trick

narrowed her eyes. "Are

"Seeing someone? I don't have