Can’t Win Me Back

"No... No...No!" Sophia shook the metal railing so much that they were rattling.

She continued to protest.

She looked at Silas with a ferocious look on her face.

She shouted, "Silas! You used false evidence to deceive me! As a prosecutor, how could you present false evidence? You were misusing your power! This is malpractice! Your evidence should be made inadmissible!" Silas stared at her mockingly.

He didn't look afraid of her at all.

It was indeed his dream to become a just prosecutor.

This time, he had risked being suspended when he used false evidence to trick Sophia.

That said, he didn't regret it a single bit.

It didn't matter who it was who was seeking justice.

It could've been someone other than Alyssa's lover.

The victim could've been someone other than Jasper's mother.

He would have done the same without any hesitation.

His duty wasn't merely to adhere to the procedures of a prosecutor but to ensure justice prevailed, even if it meant confronting the darkest truths at any cost.

"You're right in saying that the evidence was false.

This medicine bottle is different from the one you had in the first place.

Your prints were not on this bottle either.

"Nonetheless, you have confessed to murder.

You admitted to pushing the victim downstairs.

This is irrefutable evidence! "No matter what evidence I presented or how I tried to deceive you, you wouldn't have said all these if you were truly innocent! "You committed murder 20 years ago, and for 20 years, you've been the wife of a plutocrat.

didn't have to commit murder with your own

always

necessarily be sentenced to death for your crime this

However, justice will prevail.

must pay for the sin you committed 20 years ago!" Silas' every word struck a chord in

in the gallery

reporters outside the courtroom

viewers watching the livestream on the courthouse's

around

ear-piercing screech came from the sound system on both sides

a recording played through the

was the recording that Nina had

most important part

Sophia's voice

Becketts and Alyssa's family recognized that the other voice

else could tell that the other person

"What...

is this recording being played?" The police officers headed to the

too! Steven was the only one with a calm expression on

a judge, it was his duty to maintain order in

keep silent at this

who had just lost her soul

entire body went limp, and she crumpled to

her mental fortitude, even the most villainous individuals had

Betty was shaking like

her fingernails until

"Lyse, this voice recording.

your doing?" Jasper grabbed Alyssa's

a confused look on her face,

blinked and answered, "It

told you in the first instance." All of

phone

was a text