Contract Marriage: The Replacement Groom

25 Final verdict

“I can’t be in your shoes, Miss Maya…” he stretched her name while his mind completed the statement, …because all those who bothered me are already 6 feet below, his eyes smiling at her. 1

“So, in other words, you don’t feel remorseful?” He asked again.

“I don’t.”

“Your honor, that’s all I have to say.” Spid returned to his seat beside Jeslyn while waiting for the court to carry out Maya’s judgment.

The audience watched the judge who was writing in his booklet, waiting to hear the judgment.

Maya composed herself although her heart was a mess as it beat chaotically. If it were in her she would choose to walk out a free person, but she knew it was not possible. 2

power,

A while later, a young lady walked out of a side room and handed some papers to the judge.

The judge looked through the papers before he cleared his throat and started to give his statement.

“On this day, 27 October, an appeal was filed on the case of murder carried out by the trial court of Rose City on the 15 of October 2022.

However, after new evidence was found and the court heard from both parties, the jury, having returned the verdict of guilty murder in the first degree on deliberate premeditation and extreme cruelty and atrocity, Jeslyn Lee was found… not guilty and is hereby discharged of all crimes leveled. against her.

Maya Wang, the court having duly considered your offense and your act of not showing remorse hereby sentence you to death by Lethal injection which will be carried out on the 31st of October, 2022!” 8

The second after the judge pronounced Maya’s sentence, he broke the nib of his pen and got up to leave the room.

She knew she would be sentenced but the death sentence was out of her

they give her a death sentence? Wasn’t Jeslyn accused of the same crime? Why wasn’t she given life imprisonment?

those thoughts ran through

tried to cuff her hands but Maya wouldn’t cooperate. She started to struggle while screaming at the

Let me go, let me go!

was happy that Maya would be dying. She was laughing because her

right eye and she

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please save me! I’m sorry, please I beg you, talk to your

she was

feeling concerned, she hurriedly opened her

had thought that by saying

her tone and started to beg

and tell the judge to take back his verdict!

as she was dragged out of the entrance.

gone and the corner

said before

they heard Jeslyn was innocent.

his phone and made a call while his eyes were on Jeslyn who was going out of

into the phone before he disconnected the call and set

while eating

are you bringing here?” 1

him and picked up a magazine to read.

“Brother, who is my sister-in-law? I have waited for so long and my organs are no longer stable. Just

Silence.

“A little, please!”