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.

believe her ears. She knew she would be sentenced

accused of the same crime? Why wasn’t she given

Maya while those thoughts ran through

but Maya wouldn’t cooperate. She started to struggle while screaming at the top of

injustice! I refuse this verdict! Let me go, let me go! This is unfair!!!”

first 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

from her right eye and she wiped it before she stood up from her seat.

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

begged frantically as she was being

opened her mouth

has no intention to let you go!” She had thought that by saying that, the kind-hearted Jeslyn would tell the police to stop,

grew stronger as she changed her tone and started

me one last chance… forgive me and

away as she was dragged

her family after Maya was gone and the corner of

face it head on. It won’t break me but rather make me stronger.” She said before she followed Spid who just came back from signing some documents

excited when they heard Jeslyn was innocent. While some were crying, others

beside Rex picked up his phone and made a call while his eyes were on Jeslyn who was going out

here.” He said into the phone before he disconnected

who had been watching the court preceding while eating popcorn, turned to

are you bringing

him and picked up

him and beamed. “Brother, who is my sister-in-law? I have waited for so long and my organs are no longer stable. Just tell me who she is, please.” (3

Silence.

“A little, please!”