Jasper had heard Tessa''s testimony many times in private. Even so, the pain in his heart was just as


    piercing as when he heard it for the first time.


    "Fentanyl is a type of analgesic. Its usage is banned in the country. Even a slight overdose could cause


    death."


    Tears of hatred welled up in Alyssa''s eyes, which had already turned red. She had a mother, too. She


    couldpletely empathize with Jasper''s pain.


    Everyone present in court was staggered. The attendees in the public gallery began to chatter among


    themselves.


    Simultaneously, the live broadcast was being streamed on the court''s official website. The livestream


    page was also filled with a stream ofments.


    From themencement of the hearing until now, the court''s official website witnessed an


    unprecedented surge in viewership, reshares, andments.


    "Sophia was also involved in a homicide? Is she the wife of a plutocrat, or is she the devil?"


    "So, Jasper isn''t an illegitimate child! Sophia married into the Beckett family after Mr. Javier''s first wife


    passed away. She was the mistress who used her pregnancy as an excuse to be Mrs. Beckett!


    "This means that the illegitimate child is actually Sophia''s child! That shameless bitch! How dare she


    poison Jasper''s mother just for the sake of marrying into the family? She''s a heartless witch!"


    "Sophia has two daughters. Sophia gave birth to Ms. Lauren after she became officially married to


    Javier. Since this is the case, Betty is the illegitimate daughter! What a shameful background she has!


    How could she still act so arrogantly? I would be too ashamed to meet anyone if I were her!"


    At this moment, Betty was pacing in the courthouse''s toilet. She was anxious. She smoked while she


    scrolled through thements online.


    Her own mother had implicated her. She was being attacked by the harshments that were flooding


    in. On the other hand, Lauren waspletely unscathed despite being her blood sister.


    Her eyes were bulging from her anger. She started screaming frantically in the empty washroom. She


    had perfectly inherited Sophia''s trait—being a crazy bitch!


    It was as if Sophia and Betty were telepathic. In the courtroom, Sophia was also screaming at Tessa,


    "Tessa! That''s nonsense! I have never poisoned Anne! Neither have I instructed you to swap out her


    medication!


    "She died from depression. She was the one who jumped because she couldn''t bear to live! I had


    nothing to do with it!


    "How much money did you ept from the other party? What benefits did they offer you? You haven''t


    appeared in Sna City in the past 20 years. They plotted to capture you and then had youe up


    here and twist the knife at this crucial moment. This is nder!"


    As Sophia said all that, she red straight at Jasper menacingly. She looked as if she was going to


    leap at him to bite his head off!


    Tessa''s fear of Jasper''s harrowing power wasn''t the sole reason she decided to side with him. It was


    also because she had been controlled and watched by Sophia in secret for 20 whole years. She had


    enough of it.


    She was now almost in a frenzy, rying her experience.


    "I would be struck by lightning if I was lying! Every word I said was true! Back then, you were afraid that


    I''d expose all of these. So, you forced me to resign and leave Seaview Manor.


    "Even though this was so, you still couldn''t rest easy. You even sent me to the remote Rnda.


    Throughout 20 years, you''ve always sent people to threaten and surveil me in secret! I lived under your


    watch every single day. It was no different from being imprisoned!


    "I was a native of Sna City. However, I ended up spending mytter days meaninglessly in Rnda.


    I had to suffer so terribly. All these were because of you!"


    She divulged her emotional journey in its entirety. Everyone found it very convincing.


    The corner of Sophia''s lip was twitching. She wanted to respond, but Tessa wasn''t going to give her


    any chances to do so. Once again, she dropped a bombshell.


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    "You snuck into Madam Anne''s room to swap out her medication at that time. To your surprise, Madam


    Anne returned. She caught you red-handed!


    "I was hiding at the stairwell. I witnessed everything with my very own eyes! It was also because of this


    that you started to threaten me. You told me you would make my family disappear from Sna City if I


    said a single word!"


    Javier''s ears were ringing. His vision became blurry. His view of Sophia became distorted. He could


    barely recognize her now.


    He was appalled. Moreover, all these had happened in his own home. Yet, he had only just found out


    about all these now.


    "Then... I could clearly hear a heavy thuding from Madam Anne''s room. There was an intense fight


    between the both of you."


    Tessa ended up bawling at this point. She continued, "And then. Then, Madam had fallen. You then ran


    out of her room in panic. If it wasn''t you who killed Madam Anne, who else could it have been?"


    "That''s rubbish! Everything you said was rubbish! She was the one who jumped on her own volition!


    You im to be the witness, but I was the one who witnessed it! I saw her jump with my own eyes!"


    Sophia glowered. But she hadn''t been irritated to the point where she lost her rationality. She was still


    clearly aware that, over the years, there had been no concrete evidence.


    As long as she continued denying it, the truth of the case would never be revealed.


    After listening to the statement, Simon soon became aware of his situation. He had joined hands with


    the viin. So, he wasn''t going to let this ship sink, no matter what!