The audience fell silent. Even those audience members hired by Javier to fill the seats were affected by


    Sean''s speech that exined the ordeal faced by Nina. In the end, they cast disdainful and


    acrimonious looks at Sophia.


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    Once again, Alyssa was brought back to the scene of Nina''s brutal death. Feeling heartbroken, she


    covered her ears with her hands and shut her eyes tightly, feeling like she was in an enclosed space.


    Sweat dotted her forehead as she struggled to breathe.


    "Lyse, don''t think about it. I''m here for you," Jasperforted her and pulled her into a hug. He guided


    her to rest her forehead on his shoulder.


    Although Nina wasn''t Alyssa''s family, Alyssa''s kind soul was irreparably scarred and traumatized after


    witnessing Nina''s death.


    "Jasper... I feel like I''m at fault," she sobbed and whispered in his ear.


    Her words nearly broke his heart. Tearing up, he consoled her, "Don''t say that. Lyse, you''re not at fault.


    The two people in the dock are the sinners."


    After Sean delivered his statement, it was the defendants'' turn to present theirs. Sophia wept and


    emotionally delivered the statement Simon had prepared for her. It turned out that her acting


    experience was surprisingly of use in court.


    "Your Honor, for what reason would I kill a maid? I gain nothing from doing that! Perhaps this all


    happened because of the personal grudge between Jeffrey Snyder and Nina Carle, as they were


    colleagues of the same rank.


    "Jeffrey must have abused his power and bullied the maids in the family because he thought he was


    above them as my special assistant. Nina very likely rubbed him wrong in private, and that''s why he


    thought of killing her."


    "Nonsense!" Jeffrey, who had turned a state witness, defended himself and snapped, "Your Honor,


    Nina Carle had dirt on Sophia Kirkman. That''s why Sophia paid me off to get rid of Nina. She''s the


    mastermind.


    "I had no choice but to listen to her because of her power and status, or my life will be in danger. Even


    when I was in the detention center, she attempted to hire assassins to take my life. Look, there is still a


    scar on my neck!"


    "That''s nder! I shouldn''t have hired you had I known you were a hooligan abroad!" Sophia screamed


    at the top of her lungs as she engaged in a vicious argument with Jeffrey.


    Jeffrey retorted, "Betty Beckett left the house at the same time as me after you gave out the orders.


    She must have known what you were up to."


    The audience gasped and directed their attention to Betty''s face, which had turned white. Even Javier


    cast an astonished and doubtful look at her.


    "N-No! I know nothing about it!" Betty shook her head in fear and anxiety, nearly crying from the stress.


    At that moment, a cruel idea shed across her mind. For once, she hoped for Sean''s victory. She


    wanted Sophia convicted to prevent more trouble down the road.


    After all, Sophia was a hopeless drug addict who had no humanity left in her. Betty worried that she


    might be implicated in Sophia''s attempt to defend herself.


    "The court is a serious ce. Keep your voice down!" Steven shot an icy look at Betty and banged his


    gavel twice.


    At the same time, Alyssa and Jasper exchangedplicated looks. Jeffrey must have dragged Betty


    into the mess out of desperation. Betty was undoubtedly involved in Nina''s death, but it was hard to


    incriminate her without evidence. Otherwise, she would have joined Sophia in the dock today.


    Anyway, they believed Betty would still be affected by Sophia''s sentencing.