I Am the Sweetheart of Mr. CEO-Chapter 704 - 702: Pregnant?! (26)

Vera Wave stood in the defendant’s dock, her ears buzzing, her vision intermittently blurring into darkness. She’d thrown up everything she ate that morning. Her stomach was now completely empty, leaving her feeling utterly weak.

In the public gallery, Kris Cooper had been closely watching her. Noticing her condition deteriorate, he stood up again.

"Kris!"

Christoper Cooper forcefully pulled him back into his seat.

Across the room, Nathan Leafcastle also took note of the situation, his eyebrows furrowing before he coughed loudly.

Serious, who was about to argue again with Sophia Thompson, heard the cough and reluctantly sat back down in his chair.

"Ladies and gentlemen, please look." Sophia Thompson gestured towards an enlarged photo on the screen. "This is a piece of rebar from the crime scene. This fracture is new. We’ve had an authoritative institution analyze it, and they’ve confirmed this rebar broke at the exact time of the incident. The surface area was too small to extract palm prints. However, we did find traces of blood on it. DNA testing has confirmed it belongs to the victim. Now, take a look at this photo." She indicated another image on the screen. "It shows a new break in the cement structure. We found some fine particles on it. Judging from these, we can infer that the deceased’s high-heeled shoe scraped against it. From this analysis, the victim’s foot scraped here before she fell down the stairs."

She nodded gently towards her assistant.

"Based on the actual situation at that time, we used this evidence to create a 3D simulation."

A 3D simulation appeared on the big screen, recreating the crime scene. Sophia Thompson turned to face the audience. "This should represent the sequence of events. The victim was first forced back to this position. She had grabbed this rebar, injuring her palm—which is corroborated by the autopsy report. Then, because the cement structure broke, she fell down the stairs. In conclusion," Sophia Thompson said, walking towards Vera Wave, "my client did not directly push the victim down the stairs. This was an accident. Therefore, I implore the court to find my client... not guilty!"

"I object," Serious stood up again. "If the defendant didn’t push the victim down the stairs, why did she publicly declare she did? All of this is merely the defense attorney’s subjective conjecture and cannot be considered factual."

"Your Honor!" Sophia Thompson looked up. "My client was simply terrified. Try to imagine: a young woman, newly married and dreaming of a beautiful life, suddenly finds her husband implicated in a murder investigation—and all because of her. I believe everyone can appreciate the immense pressure she was under. At the time of the incident, events must have unfolded very quickly, leading her to form a false impression. It’s not surprising that guilt and self-doubt would arise from such a situation."

"I object. Your Honor, I concur with the defense attorney that some aspects of the alleged crime are illogical. However, I believe the real reason is that she is lying. She isn’t the one who committed the murder..." Serious raised his right hand, pointing towards the public gallery. "Her husband, Kris Cooper, is."

"Stop arguing!" Vera Wave cried, her hands gripping the rail of the defendant’s dock. "I admit it! I’m guilty! It was I who pushed Aunt Zhou down!"

"Then, Miss Wave," Serious said, stepping in front of her, "could you please tell us which hand you used to push her? Your left, or your right?" 𝒇𝒓𝒆𝒆𝙬𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝒎

"I... I don’t remember."