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Chapter 12
Outside the Radren Supreme Court, the media had already set up their cameras and microphones.
This was a high–profile business murder case.
Renowned entrepreneur Brycen Sloan was charged with murdering a competitor, with a solid chain of evidence. The defendant hired Ushurg “Unbeaten King” Angelo for defense, while the victim’s family enlisted the just–returned “Queen of Law” Prissie.
Two top lawyers faced off for the first time, and the courtroom was packed.
The trial started, with Priscilla as the prosecutor’s lawyer making the opening statement.
She stood in the center of the courtroom, her black suit making her look powerful, her voice clear and sharp.
“The defendant Brycen called the victim three times on the night of the incident. The call records show that after the last call, the victim’s phone signal disappeared, and the body was found early the next morning.”
She clicked the remote control, and the driving record of the defendant’s vehicle appeared on the projection screen – “During the time of the incident, his car was seen near the victim’s neighborhood.”
“More importantly,” she paused for a second, her gaze sweeping over the jury, “we found the defendant’s DNA in the victim’s fingernail.”
The courtroom was in an uproar.
Angelo furrowed his brow, “This case is trickier than he expected.”
When it was Angelo’s turn to cross–examine, he stood up and walked to the witness stand with a calm demeanor.
“The dashcam footage can only prove that my client passed through the area, not that he actually entered the deceased’s home.”
He turned to the jury and continued, “As for the DNA, my client and the deceased were business partners, so it was normal for them to have physical contact before.”
The logic was tight, the arguments were strong, it should have been a evenly matched contest.
He didn’t notice Priscilla until his gaze accidentally swept over her.
She was looking down at the materials, her profile looking cold and stern, her eyelashes casting a small shadow under the light.
At that moment, Angelo saw a glimpse of Priscilla from three years ago.
She sat quietly at the dining table, under the warm yellow light, waiting for him to come home for dinner, but he… always ignored her.
“Mr. Haley?” the judge reminded, “Please continue with your questioning.”
Angelo suddenly snapped out of it and forgot the next question for a moment.
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Priscilla looked up and met his gaze, a faint smirk playing on her lips.
During the closing argument phase, Priscilla stood up and walked slowly towards the jury.
“The defendant claimed to have a good relationship with the deceased, but…”
She took out a flash disk and played a recording, “This was a week before the incident, the defendant threatening the victim at a private club.”
“There was no surveillance inside the room, but at the entrance near the defendant and the victim’s private room, the surveillance captured a sentence when the waiter pushed the door open…”
In the recording, Brycen’s voice was full of hatred: “I’ll tell you! If you dare to steal my project again, I’ll make sure you end up dead!”
The jury members‘ faces changed suddenly.
“Brycen didn’t expect someone to barge in, trying to shut up the waiter by threatening and tempting him. He also didn’t think the surveillance cameras in the hallway could prove anything. ‘Just drinking together, that’s all.“”
“The victim probably didn’t expect that he was drinking… a decapitation wine,” Priscilla followed up triumphantly, “The evidence chain is complete, the motive is clear, enough to prove that this was a deliberate murder, not an accident!”
She turned to Angelo, speaking softly but with a sharp look in her eyes, “Mr. Haley, the law won’t distort the truth just because of a defense lawyer’s reputation.”
This sentence, like a hammer, smashed his lofty tower beneath his feet.
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When the judge announced the adjournment for deliberation, Angelo sat at the defense table, tapping his fingers on the desk unconsciously.
He never lost focus in court.
Today, his mind was full of Priscilla.
Her calm demeanor, the sharpness of her rebuttal, and the icy look in her eyes when she looked at him…
Half an hour later, the judge pronounced, “Defendant Brycen, guilty of murder, sentenced to life imprisonment.”
Angelo lost the case.
The media went crazy, flashlights were flashing like crazy, and the headlines quickly made it to the trending topic.
Myth shattered! Angelo lost for the first time, defeated by ex–wife Prissie!
First battle lost! Will Angelo lose confidence from now on?
Ushurg, after seeing the news, Miley suddenly smashed her phone against the wall.
“Priscilla… Why did you do that!”
She clenched her fists tightly, her nails digging into her palms. She couldn’t believe her eyes, Angelo actually went after Priscilla and lost the lawsuit because of it?
She would never allow it!
That afternoon, Miley secretly contacted several gossip media outlets and anonymously leaked information.
“Prissie used to climb into Angelo’s bed for a living, disappeared for three years because she got bored, now she’s back for revenge!”
The revelation caused a sensation across the internet.
“Prissie climbed onto the bed!”
“Prissie came back for revenge!”
“The inside story of Angelo and Prissie’s marriage!”
The topic instantly became a trending topic.
Priscilla’s law firm phone was blowing up and there were reporters crowded outside, ready to dig up some juicy gossip.
“Prissie, were you really using unfair means to marry Angelo back then?”
“Are you coming back in such a high–profile way to get back at him?”
“Is your marriage with Angelo still going on? Are you going to choose to divorce him?!”
Priscilla walked through the crowd expressionless until a reporter sharply asked, “Has Angelo never loved you?”
Her footsteps finally came to a halt.
She turned around slowly, looked at the camera, and spoke calmly but firmly.
“First of all, all those online rumors are fake. Secondly, my marriage with Angelo is over. Please focus on the case itself, not gossip.”
After saying that, she left straight away, with a straight back like a pine tree.
That night, Angelo saw the trending topic and got really angry.
He quickly ran through the names of a few opponents in his mind, but those people were not aware of their own marriage secrets, only…
He called Miley directly, his voice was so cold.
“You spilled the beans.”
He spoke confidently, and all the excuses Miley had prepared were choked back.
Miley nervously defended herself, “I just stated the facts…”
“Facts?” he sneered, “The fact is three years ago I mistook someone when I was drunk, and I proposed marriage to compensate. She did nothing wrong
from start to finish!”
There was a moment of silence on the other end of the phone, then Miley suddenly burst into tears.
