His Ex Wife Is A Billionaire

Chapter 583

Yolanda spilled every secret she’d been harboring, and once she’d purged twenty years of pent–up frustration and oppression, she slumped back into her chair, her entire body drenched in sweat.

In that moment, she was consumed with genuine self–reproach and regret.

She despised herself for not revealing the truth for twenty long years!

If only she hadn’t been so greedy back then, if she had had the courage to stand up to Elspeth’s threats and accuse that viper of murder, Cynthia might rest in peace, and she wouldn’t have suffered two decades of a life in turmoil.

She had been foolish beyond belief. Elspeth was just Mr. Abernathy’s mistress back then. Why did she fear a woman so vile?

If only Mr. Abernathy and his wife had reconciled, Elspeth would never have risen to power or remained within the Abernathy family. Even if she had been carrying Mr. Abernathy’s child, her fate would have been nothing more than a forced disappearance, leaving the child behind.

But it was too late for regrets.

The members of the Ashbourne family, present at the hearing, felt as if they had witnessed Thaddeus’s mother’s death with their own eyes.

The three ladies and Nydia were already tear–stricken, Aaron looked gravely solemn, and even the usually stoic Cassius had a telltale redness rimming his eyes.

He, his brothers, and Evadne, had all lost their mothers at a young age. But compared to Thaddeus, they were fortunate.

The greatest agony wasn’t a mother dying from illness, but dying with eyes wide open, without peace.

“Your Honor, I have several questions for the witness regarding this case,” Cedric said, his eyes dark as he rose to his feet.

Evadne and Thaddeus knew he was bound to cause a commotion, desperate to protect Elspeth for the sake of his future. Despite being prepared, their hearts clenched in anticipation.

Judge Ivan nodded gravely, “Proceed.”

Cedric approached Yolanda, his gaze chilling, “Witness, you’ve accused my client of being the true perpetrator of Elspeth’s murder. Did you actually see my client push her down the stairs with your own eyes? A simple ‘yes‘ or ‘no‘ will suffice. Nothing more.”

Jason’s brows furrowed in an instant, his fists clenching.

Yolanda could only answer truthfully, “No, I didn’t, but I clearly heard.”

Bang!

Yolanda, “Sounds can be made by any object upon impact. If people outside

hand, interrupting sternly, “Your Honor, I object to the defense attorney’s speculative questioning!”

Ivan spoke, “Please avoid hypothetical questions,

last person to see the victim alive, a suspect, but not definitively the murderer. Moreover, you claimed my client attempted to poison the victim with fentanyl, but fentanyl is not a poison. It’s a commonly available

anesthetic, but as you know, an overdose

sophistry and retorted fiercely, “Anything lethal carries significant risk. The defense

My client was present, but no one can directly link Cynthia’s death to my client.”

to this case. Plus, this witness disappeared for twenty years before testifying.

all eyes on Cedric’s infuriating face, anger simmering in their gaze

desperately managing her expression, her cheeks twitching with the effort to

She was terrified

she might lose control and laugh out loud in

Cynthia, you wretch! You couldn’t best me in life, what makes you think you can

his heart unwilling to let go. The Ashbourne family members looked ready to tear Elspeth

strangled her in her cell, or drowned her in a toilet bowl, and be done with it!” Aviana seethed

Cedric, nothing can shut his filthy mouth! I was too gentle with him. I should’ve ripped his tongue out, make him a mute lawyer!” she hissed.

Thaddeus’s mother’s plight, sighed, “Killing someone is too easy. But then, the world would never know the true cause of

never allow Frederic to regret his cold–hearted foolishness,” Myra added

the woman he loved, who blindly spent twenty years married to a murderer, what kind of regret

courtroom, Thaddeus remained as composed as a statue beneath water, his serenity bordering

penetrating and unfathomable

come to an

comeback, only to be checked by Cedric’s

the prosecutor to cross–examine the defendant,” Ivan, the presiding judge, said, moving

sharp as a falcon’s, rose slowly. He bowed solemnly to the bench and to the

his piercing gaze inadvertently swept over the last row, resting on Camille’s fair and comely face.

Behind her sunglasses, her clear eyes sparked with nervous energy, her heartbeat rippling like waves.

moment Arnold’s gaze retreated, her lips moved silently, mouthing the

defendant, Elspeth,” Arnold announced, his voice resonating through the courtroom as his steely gaze fixed upon her, menacing

her throat dry as she swallowed hard. Cedric, too, felt a knot tighten in his

about Arnold from the Elmsworth District Attorney’s office–a tough