Chapter 197

Leila paces back and forth outside the courthouse, worry etched in her face, anxiety staunch in her heart.

"Any news?" She hurries toward the man with a phone to his ear walking towards her, the second defence counsel on her mother's case, Bass Grant.

"No one can reach him," Bass replies, putting his hands akimbo. "And you say you haven't seen him in days?"

Leila nods and looks away, staring into the distance with a grim look.

Today is the most important day of the case so far, the day they get to put her mother in the stands and prove her innocence.

Ever since the day Amara shifted, Kelvin had not shown up to the house nor did he call. She thought it odd at first but she assumed he was preparing for the big day and so she did not bother to check in but now no one can reach him.

Bass glances at his watch and grunts. "C'mon, we gotta be seated before the judge comes in, maybe he's running late and don't worry, I've studied the files in depth too, I can handle it."

"Hmm," Leila nods, unable to shake the worry away from her heart as she trudges behind Bass into the courtroom.

the oath of truth and asks her to give her testimony of the day of the incident and

stating how it was Trent who brought out the

honour, honourable court," Bass faces the courtroom, backing Judge Bruce. "Since the beginning of this trial, the testimony of the accused has remained the same, it has not changed, it has not waivered. She was on a journey with

was struck down and wounded, immobile, as we all saw in the video and Trent had claimed that he saw her clearly, vividly, under oath, in front of this court, he could have staked his life on it that he saw her go after her husband into

what is going on here, another case of victimising the female gender, seeing them as weak, helpless, defenceless. A single mother, a widow, who

tell you all who

seen, that we have all heard. Your honour, I close my statement by saying, every charge and allegation laid against the accused is a lie and should be thrown out. Furthermore, a grave injustice has been done to this

slightly at Judge Bruce and nods to Liana who

"this is nonsense, I'm

fast," Judge Bruce says coldly, locking

elf

looks at his Uncle. "Beta Trent Easton, you're under arrest for perjury, defamation and the murder of Beta Henry Rogers. You are entitled to an attorney, if you cannot afford

Justin, clenching his fist tight

ungrateful bastard, I made you who you are

eyes, holding his bloodied

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