30 Days Till I Divorce My Husband

Chapter 151

The trial was in full swing, and the evidence kept rolling. The drone footage that little boy had captured for Estrella was damning-not only had it caught Nick in the act of domestic violence, but it even recorded the chilling moment when Nick had his hands around Lexi’s throat and pushed her down the stairs.

Estrella’s predictions were correct about how Nick abused Lexi and how Lexi tried to evade him.

With irrefutable evidence, including the scene of him pushing Lexi down the stairs captured on camera, Nick completely wilted, a stark contrast to his earlier arrogant demeanor.

All his schemes and dreams were shattered. He wouldn’t be wooing any wealthy lady like Piper anymore. The rest of his life would likely be spent behind bars.

After the video evidence concluded, the judge turned to Nick’s defense with a stern look. “Counselor, do you have anything to say in your client’s defense?”

Nick’s lawyer shook his head, defeated. “Nothing, Your Honor.”

The judge then turned to Nick. “Defendant, do you have anything to say for yourself?”

At that moment, Nick was still fixated on the projector screen that had displayed his downfall. How was this possible? How did Estrella get her hands on this footage? Who in the neighborhood was spying on him with a drone?

Nick had thought he’d covered his tracks by keeping Estrella out of his house and away from his home security footage. He believed his abuse of Zoey had been seamless, with no witnesses to expose him, but he never anticipated that Estrella could obtain even more evidence, including the very moment he pushed Lexi down the stairs.

Justice has long arms.

Seeing Nick still shaking his head at the projector screen, the judge repeated his questi but Nick just remained silent. After a brief consultation with the jurors, the judge proceeded to deliver the verdict.

“Under Section 232 of our criminal code, the defendant Nick is hereby sentenced to 25 years imprisonment for the crime of intentional homicide.”

234 of the criminal code, the defendant Nick is hereby sentenced to 3 years imprisonment for assault, totaling 28 years.”

sentenced to 28 years of prison, his life was effectively over. The

were handed down, and Zoey broke down in tears. Rather than bringing Nick to justice, Zoey would rather her sister had never known this scumbag, and never experienced any

her shoulder a reassuring pat,

insisted on witnessing Nick’s downfall and sentencing. Unfortunately, they didn’t make it to the end

understand Zoey’s current feelings. When Estrella first saw

managed to say between sobs. Estrella just patted her back, offering silent

Estrella drove her back

Estrella, congrats! Another win for

“Ms. Estrella, congratulations.”

She didn’t feel any joy, only a wish for such incidents to

to the hospital in the evening. Zoey’s mother had woken up by then. Seeing Estrella, the family quickly stood up

so much.”

steadying them. She glanced at Lexi on the hospital bed. “Has she woken up yet?”

“Lexi’s still Then she added, “We thought we knew Nick, but we were so wrong, and we let her n him.

Lexi’s It’s Nick who’s to blame, and his parents who failed to teach him right from wrong.”

away tears and said, “All we hope for now is that Lexi wakes up soon.”

wake up,” Estrella assured her. “And she’s young. She has

for you exposing that Nick, Lexi would still be suffering,” Haley said

Haley’s arm, signaling her not to be too

Zoey accompanied her to the hospital lobby, showering Estrella with thanks and sharing how her perspective on love and marriage had changed. She no longer saw marriage in her future. Caring for

can’t meet the right person, marriage indeed doesn’t hold much meaning.”