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.

would be sentenced but the death sentence was

her a death sentence? Wasn’t Jeslyn accused of the

cops approached Maya while those thoughts ran through

her hands but Maya wouldn’t cooperate. She started to struggle

injustice! I refuse this verdict! Let me go, let me go! This is unfair!!!” She cried as she

but later burst into a puddle of laughter. She wasn’t laughing because she was happy that Maya would be dying. She was laughing because her name had been cleared and she was a

slowly fell from her right eye and she wiped it

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I’m sorry, please I beg you, talk to your lawyer, he can save me, please, I don’t want to

begged frantically as she was

feeling concerned, she hurriedly opened her mouth as they were already

you. They don’t intend to give up. The Miss has no intention to let you go!” She had thought that by saying that, the kind-hearted Jeslyn would tell the police to stop, but to her astonishment, Jeslyn was looking at her with a smile while waving at her.

she changed her tone and

one last chance… forgive me and tell the

away as she was dragged out

looked at her family after Maya was gone and the corner of her lips

It won’t break me but rather make me stronger.” She said before she followed Spid

excited when they heard Jeslyn was

a call while his eyes were on Jeslyn who was going

said into the phone before he disconnected the

watching the court preceding while eating

Who are you bringing

ignored him and picked up a

him and beamed. “Brother, who is my sister-in-law? I have waited for so

Silence.

“A little, please!”