The gory and bloody scenes from Anne''s death haunted Sophia. Suddenly, Sophia''s scream pierced


    the air. Drenched in sweat, she quivered with pale lips.


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    "Mrs. Beckett, are you alright?" Sensing something was amiss, Simon inquired in shock.


    "I-I''m fine." She curled her fists under the table and forced herself to stop thinking about Anne.


    "Mrs. Beckett, you have not answered my question." Simon repeated, "You need to be frank with me on


    whether or not you''re involved in other murders. This is crucial for me to defend you in court.


    "You know very well that Alyssa and Jasper will take advantage of the death of a maid to attack you


    until you''re done for. They will try their best to look into your past and submit unfavorable evidence


    against you in court. All these are usible."


    Sophia couldn''t stop trembling. She bit her lip hard.


    "I am asking you the question for no other reason than to increase our chance at winning. You need to


    be honest with me. Give me your full trust and cooperation. I need to know everything about you so


    that I can stand undefeated in court."


    She cackled in an eerie manner. "Mr. Lynch, are you trying to help me, or are you trying to protect your


    professional record?"


    Simon hated it when people questioned his motive, but he had to coax Sophia because of her status.


    "Getting you out is more important than upholding my reputation."


    "Enough. I do not trust any one of you attorneys!" Feeling anxious, Sophia shook her legs like she was


    in a seizure. "If I tell you, you''ll use it against me one day. I''ve seen this shameless behavior many


    times in my life. Don''t you ever dream of fooling me!"


    Frowning, he pressed on, "From the sound of it, you were involved in other murders before. Is that


    right?"


    "No, I did not! Never! Don''t nder me!" she agitatedly wailed like a madwoman as she rose from her


    seat.


    "Alright. Alright. Good to know." Simon leaned backward into the chair, fearing that Sophia might attack


    him.


    The audience filled the seats in the court for Sophia''s trial. The public trial was to be live-streamed on


    the court''s official website. Still, Javier, in an attempt to prevent suspicious individuals from sneaking in,


    had hired acquaintances from the Beckett Group and the legal profession to fill the seats.


    Apart from Javier, Betty, who had been out of the public eye, was summoned to appear. Naturally, she


    was reluctant to show up at a trial. Plus, she had no feelings left for Sophia anymore.


    "Dad, why do you insist that Ie? The reporters are going to make up stories about me again!" she


    snapped in a shrill voice, her brows knitted. "I dare not even step out of the house or show up at any


    parties because I don''t want to beughed at! Having her as my mom is a great source of shame!"


    "Who''sughing at the daughter of the Beckett family? All things aside, Sophia is your mother. As a


    daughter, you should show up and offer moral support. How could you say those heartless words?"


    Javier, seated in the front row, chided Betty sternly.


    Betty asked in distress, "Why am I the only one here? How about Lauren?"


    "Don''t you know Lauren''s condition? She can''t show up to a trial because it''s triggering for her. As the


    eldest, you should be understanding of Lauren instead ofining all the time." Javier shook his


    head, looking displeased.


    Betty fell silent but secretly grumbled to herself, "You''re only defending that dumb bitch because


    Landon Harper has her back."