The gory and bloody scenes from Anne's death haunted Sophia. Suddenly,
Sophia's scream pierced the air. Drenched in sweat, she quivered with pale lips.
"Mrs. Beckett, are you alright?" Sensing something was amiss, Simon inquired in
shock.
"I-I'm fine." She curled her fists under the table and forced herself to stop thinking
about Anne.
"Mrs. Beckett, you have not answered my question.” Simon repeated, "You need
to be frank with me on whether or not you're involved in other murders. This is
crucial for me to defend you in court.
"You know very well that Alyssa and Jasper will take advantage of the death of a
maid to attack you until you're done for. They will try their best to look into your
past and submit unfavorable evidence against you in court. All these are
plausible."
Sophia couldn't stop trembling. She bit her lip hard.
"I am asking you the question for no other reason than to increase our chance at
winning. You need to be honest with me. Give me your full trust and cooperation.
I need to know everything about you so that I can stand undefeated in court.”
She cackled in an eerie manner. "Mr. Lynch, are you trying to help me, or are you
trying to protect your professional record?"
Simon hated it when people questioned his motive, but he had to coax Sophia
because of her status. "Getting you out is more important than upholding my
reputation.”
"Enough. I do not trust any one of you attorneys!" Feeling anxious, Sophia shook
her legs like she was in a seizure. "If I tell you, you'll use it against me one day.
I've seen this shameless behavior many times in my life. Don't you ever dream of
fooling me!"
Frowning, he pressed on, "From the sound of it, you were involved in other
murders before. Is that right?"
"No, I did not! Never! Don't slander me!" she agitatedly wailed like a madwoman
as she rose from her seat.
"Alright. Alright. Good to know." Simon leaned backward into the chair, fearing
that Sophia might attack him.
The audience filled the seats in the court for Sophia's trial. The public trial was to
be live-streamed on the court's official website. Still, Javier, in an attempt to
prevent suspicious individuals from sneaking in, had hired acquaintances from
the Beckett Group and the legal profession to fill the seats.
Apart from Javier, Betty, who had been out of the public eye, was summoned to
appear. Naturally, she
was reluctant to show up at a trial. Plus, she had no feelings left for Sophia
anymore.
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"Dad, why do you insist that I come?
The reporters are going to make up
stories about me again!" she snapped
in a shrill voice, her brows knitted. "I
dare not even step out of the house
or show up at any parties because I
don't want to be laughed at! Having
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"Who's laughing at the daughter of
the Beckett family? All things aside,
Sophia is your mother. As a daughter,
you should show up and offer moral
support. How could you say those
heartless words?" Javier, seated in
the front row, chided Betty sternly.
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Betty asked in distress, "Why am I the only one here? How about Lauren?"
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"Don't you know Lauren's condition?
She can't show up to a trial because
it's triggering for her. As the eldest,
you should be understanding of
Lauren instead of complaining all the
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Betty fell silent but secretly grumbled to herself, "You're only defending that dumb
bitch because Landon Harper has her back."
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