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 but the death sentence was

a death sentence? Wasn’t Jeslyn accused of the same crime? Why wasn’t she given life imprisonment? 6

cops approached Maya while those thoughts

started to struggle while screaming at the top of her lungs.

let me go! This is unfair!!!” She

was surprised at 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

fell from her right eye and she wiped it before she

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talk to your lawyer, he can

she

concerned, she hurriedly opened her mouth as they were already approaching the

to let you go!” She had thought that by saying that, the kind-hearted Jeslyn would tell the police to stop, but

grew stronger as she changed her tone and started to beg for her dear life.

me one last chance… forgive me and tell the judge to take back his verdict! Please

voice faded away as she was

Maya was gone and the corner of her lips curled into

break me but rather make me stronger.” She said before she followed Spid

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

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

before he disconnected the

the court preceding while eating popcorn, turned to look

are you

picked up a magazine

waited for so long and my organs are no longer stable. Just tell me who she

Silence.

“A little, please!”