"Everyone heard the recording played in the courtroom just now!" Javier was so pissed off that his breathing had become uneven.

He growled, "Others might not have recognized your voice.

But of course I could! "Right from the start...

you were fully aware of Sophia's actions.

You knew she hired a hitman! Not only did you conceal it from me, but you actively assisted her in keeping it a secret.

You must be out of your mind!" Betty denied, "No.

That's not it." "Don't you know that you were harboring a criminal? You are an accomplice! Did you want to follow in Sophia's footsteps and end up imprisoned?" Betty was scared shitless.

She was flustered.

She knelt by Javier's feet.

Tear stains marked her face as she gazed up at him.

She pleaded, "Dad! I was wrong.

I now know that what I did was wrong! "All those things.

She made me do them! She's my mother.

do, I didn't dare to go against her! I was too

"Please, I

end up in prison! I am

see me end up in prison? "Also, can our family afford to have

worked tirelessly to manage the Beckett

the Schmidt Group?" Javier's dark pupils

watched as he walked past

footsteps sounded as others walked

person stopped to

This made her feel

"Damn it.

it!" Betty punched the ground with her

and cursed

the courthouse, not a circus! Go outside to scream instead!"

hateful expressions on

face flushed

her strength to stand back

She stumbled awkwardly.

was taken aback the moment she stood

bathed in a

had observed her

whenever she crossed her path, now refrained from uttering a

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