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!

slammed down on the table, nearly scaring the soul out of Yolanda, “Sounds can be made by any object upon

I object to

avoid hypothetical questions, Counselor.”

see the victim alive, a suspect, but not definitively the murderer. Moreover, you claimed my client attempted to poison the victim with fentanyl, but

anesthetic, but as you know, an overdose can

Cedric’s argument was sophistry and retorted fiercely, “Anything lethal carries significant risk.

was present,

Plus, this witness disappeared for twenty years before testifying. After twenty years, how reliable can her memory be? Could she have

silent, all eyes on Cedric’s

her cheeks twitching with the effort to restrain herself.

She was terrified

might lose control and laugh

wretch! You couldn’t best me in

his eyes a furious red, his heart unwilling

it, why all this fuss? We should’ve handled it from the start, like with Byron, strangled her in her cell, or drowned her in a toilet bowl, and be done with it!” Aviana seethed with rage.

I was too gentle with him. I should’ve ripped his tongue out, make him a

the world would never know the true cause of Thaddeus’s

Frederic to regret his cold–hearted foolishness,” Myra added

what kind of regret could he

the thick tension that hung over the courtroom, Thaddeus remained as composed as a statue beneath

that moment, his penetrating and unfathomable gaze shifted to Arnold, the

come to

had attempted a valiant comeback, only to be checked by Cedric’s relentless

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

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

inadvertently swept over the last row, resting on Camille’s fair and comely

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

her lips moved silently,

announced, his voice resonating through the courtroom as his steely

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

from the Elmsworth District Attorney’s office–a tough nut to crack, impervious to bribes