Can’t Win Me Back

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.

over her face, and she couldn't help herself and burst

Steven frowned.

He tapped the gavel.

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

face was rigid, as if a light

he

holding onto her arm as they proceeded

offered gentle pats on her back in an attempt to

was already 80 years

to get through the tumultuous

eat at noon because she was too

now for the court's final

note of

ached, and he felt terrible

preparing for this hearing

swore to be in his

to do his very best to make Sophia plead

was insufficient to rely on

Alyssa and Jasper had helped

that, Silas had helped to turn the

have confessed to her crime

looked slightly different than when they were in

had

Lynch brothers knew their brother, Steven,

he was someone who paid attention

He was severely short-sighted.

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