Winning Her Heart back (Emelie and William)

Chapter 898

The music in the room never stopped. The orchestra played a gentle rendition of "Aria in G", its pure and tranquil melody flowing like a river under the moonlight, echoing the unfolding

story.

Yennifer took a deep breath and continued, "Did he make a mistake? Yes. Did he deserve to be punished? Yes. Did it have to be brought to court? Yes.

"But was the death penalty reasonable? I believe in the fairness of the law, but I also believe that if there hadn't been those stirring up public anger to pressure the judiciary, his sentence might have had some room for reconsideration."

What Yennifer didn't mention was that, during that chaotic and unregulated time, almost everyone was making mistakes.

It wasn't just Xander. He was both guilty and innocent. Before the incident, no one had said that what he was doing was unacceptable.

However, the rules suddenly changed, and the legal principle of non-retroactivity was only established and enforced later. At that time, even the law enforcers were still figuring out how to proceed.

Had it not been for the relentless pursuit by the Middleton, Davis, Swanson, and Collins families, Xander might not have been pushed to that extreme.

However, this case could have gone either way, and those families manipulated public opinion and pushed it all the way to the extreme. Hence, he was tried, and he was sentenced.

She said, "Why did those people want Xander dead? Because they wanted his business, his market. They were afraid that if he lived, he would retaliate and expose their crimes,

dragging them down with him. And I'm not just making baseless claims. I have the evidence.

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Yennifer locked her gaze on the camera without blinking, as if staring directly into the eyes of those behind it.

leather envelope. Through the translucent cover, a hefty notebook was

Collins, Kaden Swanson, and Henry Middleton," she called out their names. "Do you see this? Is this not the Pierce family's account book you've spent your whole lives

her seat and moved to her sister Ashlyn's side, holding

the account book. She smiled quietly as she began to tear up.

up, still addressing the Four Families. "It's not

over to the lawyers, and I will report this to the authorities and take it to court. I will make sure you pay

of her

has not come yet. Even though some of you are already dead and buried, I'll take the court ruling

among

hall, several people hastily left the

the Filo family would bring up such a matter during such a significant wedding

The decision to reopen the case had already been made. Emelie

Families were now weakened, with many of their members dead or incapacitated, leaving them with little ability to defend themselves or retaliate. Even the higher-ups, when weighing their options, would

them down one by one and then settle the final score together. This approach avoided the risk that those in power might try to protect

posing no threat, allowing the court

eyes, ignoring the discussions around her. She thought

the one Emelie was

after day. He watered, fertilized, and protected them from pests. Finally, fields of golden

when he had planted those flowers, and he told her he did it on the day he fell in love with

day he fell in love, he wanted to marry her. Hence, he

to give her a

family, had seen enough wealth and power that material things no longer moved her. However, she would never

had for her.

if the daughter she mentioned could be Mandy, she