Pregnant I left him To His First Love by Collins Patrick

Chapter 152

"All rise," the court clerk announces and they all stand to their feet as the judge comes inside.

The court is divided into two rows by a single aisle, each row further divided into six columns in a linear sitting arrangement.

The judge takes his seat at the podium and Kelvin turns back from his attorney's desk to look at Leila sitting right behind him on the first row on the right column, giving her a reassuring nod before taking his seat and Leila does the same. Carmela smiles sinisterly at them from behind Leila. Trent never appeared in the courtroom after giving Carmela the necessary information that she needed.

The clerk remains standing, announcing. "All those having business with this court plea, stand forward and Judge Bruce Tanner will hear you."

"Bring in the accused," the judge says and immediately, the door opens up and Liana is led in by two guards with chains around her hands and feet, her eyes looking desolate and pale, her body visibly weak. Leila's heart breaks with pity for her mother and she bolts up to her feet in anger. "You animals! Why did you chain her up like that, she is not a criminal, she has not been found guilty," she snarls at the guards. "You will address my court with respect and behave with candour or I will hold you in contempt," the judge coldly reprimands Leila and Kelvin turns to face her.

"It's fine, they only put the chains outside, standard procedure," he whispers to Leila reassuringly and she reluctantly sits down, tears coating her sad eyes. Carmela leans forward and taps Leila's bench lightly to draw Leila's attention.

"If you're so flustered to see the bitch in chains, I hope you run mad when they convict her for her crimes," Carmela whispers in a sinister voice, smirking at Leila.

her mother in chains fills her with so much sadness that she cannot even bring herself to

a man

with average skills and influence when she left the pack five years ago, his meteoric rise from a literal nobody to the Pack's head lawyer is not surprising to Leila at all,

accused is charged with murder, conspiracy to commit murder and

defence plead?" The judge asks, piking

looks like her soul is no longer in her body, her eyes full

the accused is not

three weeks from today, at which time this court will reconvene," the judge

Kelvin quickly

before the judge can stand up. "I believe the accused is no threat to any life at the moment and as such should not be placed under custody, furthermore, she is a woman well into her later years and I

have no worry for her health," Justin quickly interjects, making

Yes, innocent until proven but we cannot ascertain her motives, I mean, what if she makes a run

that