The court session resumed at 3:00 pm sharp.

The entire session was still being live-streamed.

Everyone was now familiar with the presiding judge, the prosecutor, the plaintiff, and the defendant.

In the morning, the public gallery was packed to the brim.

Now, it was just Alyssa, Jasper, and their family and friends.

The quietness was chilling.

None of the other Becketts were present.

Even Sophia's daughter, Betty, was too embarrassed to attend the session.

Sophia and Jeffrey walked out one after another.

Their hands were cuffed.

Once again, they were led to their respective seats in humiliation.

Metal railings separated Sophia and the rest of the courtroom.

Her hair was in disarray.

She was expressionless.

She scanned the gallery with a blank look in her eyes.

She observed that only the Taylor family remained.

face, and she

Steven frowned.

He tapped the gavel.

coldly instructed, "Please be quiet, defendant!" Simultaneously, Simon struggled to maintain

was rigid, as if a

essence, he was experiencing

her arm as they proceeded

her back in

was already 80

was hard enough for her to get through the tumultuous

to eat at noon because she

waited all the way until now for the court's final verdict

took note

and he

for this

be

to do his very best to make Sophia plead

insufficient to rely on his

Jasper had helped to

had helped

to her crime in

now looked slightly different than when they were in the

now had glasses

brothers knew their brother, Steven, very

public, he was someone who

He was severely short-sighted.

have contact lenses on in

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