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.

thick leather envelope. Through the translucent

called out their names. "Do you see this? Is this not the Pierce family's account book you've spent your whole lives searching for? The one that records

moved to her sister Ashlyn's side, holding her cold

to tear up. It was at this moment that

Families. "It's not just

hand it all over to the lawyers, and I will report this to the authorities and take it to court. I will make sure you pay for what you did to Xander 28 years

defendant list too. The persecution that you entrusted to your sons robbed my daughter of her

want to take revenge, but the time has not come yet. Even though some of you are already dead and buried, I'll take the court ruling and burn it at

erupted among the

people hastily left the

have imagined that the Filo family would bring up such a matter during such a significant wedding banquet?

would help. The decision to reopen the case had already been made. Emelie had spent three years preparing

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

approach avoided the risk that those in power might try to protect the four families for fear of the negative impact their

posing no threat, allowing

eyes, ignoring the discussions around her. She thought of Xander, the man she had loved

or luxurious as the one Emelie

bought sunflower seeds and planted them on a barren piece of land, tending to them day after day. He watered, fertilized, and protected them from pests. Finally,

and he told her he did it on the day he fell in

love, he wanted to marry her. Hence, he started planting

to give her

material things no longer moved her. However, she would never forget the unwavering sincerity

had for her.

wondering if the