Chapter 143: The Court Case VI

"Everyone, please open your phones. Go to your chat list and tap a contact..." Athena instructed after thanking the young man and gesturing for him to return to his seat.

"Now, check the contact’s name. Did you see any phone number right beneath it?"

A chorus of "no" and shaking heads echoed throughout the room. Ewan even checked his own phone.

"But look at mine..." Athena said, pointing at the projector board. "My number is right there underneath. As you all can see, that obviously doesn’t happen! But Ewan was so desperate to see me painted as unfit to be a mother that he believed a simple design page that could easily be created using any graphic design app."

Athena chuckled softly, shaking her head in disbelief. "But that’s not all."

Ewan and Fiona immediately perked up as Athena, now in possession of Fiona’s phone, navigated past the pictures and headed straight for the real chat list.

Panic surged within Fiona, prompting her to leap to her feet. "Stop her!" She shouted, her eyes flashing wildly. "She’s invading my privacy!"

Alfonso, stoking the flames of chaos, turned to Elder Timothy, who seemed more curious than concerned about what Athena was uncovering in Fiona’s phone. "Are you really not going to intervene, Chief? Isn’t this against our rules and regulations regarding phone privacy?"

Elder Timothy huffed in annoyance, commanding Athena to halt her actions. "What are you searching for, Doctor Athena?"

"I’m looking for who sent the real pictures..." Athena replied, shrugging her shoulders. She unplugged Fiona’s phone from the laptop and handed it to the latter; as Fiona had surged forward earlier, totally prepared to fight to have her phone back before Athena went through it.

"However..." Athena continued as Fiona returned to her seat, "I came prepared."

Fiona staggered slightly at this declaration, before sinking into her chair forlornly.

Ewan watched her intently, clenching and unclenching his fists. Fiona had truly played him for a fool.

interval, Athena reached into her

recognized it. How had

the two friends of Fiona, who mysteriously died before they could

rippled through

for a way to escape, but there was none. She inhaled deeply to calm herself and mask her agitation, but it wasn’t working. She looked to Ewan for comfort as he had

rose up consequentially. As a matter of fact, it oddly helped her regain

pounded as Athena connected the phone to

any time, Athena accessed the chat list. Fiona’s chat was pinned, saved under the name

gathered crowd, silently praying that her late friend had deleted any incriminating texts from the phone. But luck was not

"It seems there’s

poisoning Athena is going

men will give you the poison. Hurry up if you

dear Fiona was also behind the poisoning scheme." Athena remarked with feigned surprise, but Ewan could easily see the

the party? Anger burned within him, and the throbbing in his head intensified. Fiona... he ground his teeth in fury, and Fiona shrank

seat; the council rules forbade it. There was no

that aside, we’re looking for some pictures..." Athena said nonchalantly, scrolling through

hall buzzed

fathom that her daughter might want her dead as well. Was Alfonso

the incriminating pictures with chats

guess who I just saw at

Fiona: "Who?"

He’s having dinner with Athena! Are

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