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That was the most poisonous of all poisons! Coming into contact with it would be sufficient to cause death, let alone ingesting it.
The room was in an uproar.
Sophia was vicious indeed!
Sophia’s thoughts were scrambled. As a murderer, she was now able to understand how it felt to be wrongly accused. She was hysterical. She tried to explain herself.
“I didn’t! I didn’t use that to poison Anne! You’re making false accusations!”
“I’m falsely accusing you? Your fingerprints were on the medicine bottle. If I have made false accusations, please explain why that was so?”
Silas had a piercing look in his eyes. He continued to put pressure on her. “Let me recount the sequence of events in this crime. First, you entered Anne Bartley’s room. Then, you came up with an excuse to get her to take her medication. This caused her to die from poisoning.
“As for you, you were afraid that your crime would be exposed. Hence, you threw Ms. Bartley from her balcony. You staged the scene as though she had committed suicide by leaping off the building!”
Sophia shook her head vigorously. She was at her breaking point. “No, it wasn’t like that!”
Silas quirked his brows. He slammed the table and rose to his feet. “Let me remind you, Ms. Kirkman, that Ms. Bartley is now buried at East Side Lyon Cemetery. We can exhume her body for an autopsy with the agreement of her family members.
“With the advancements in technology, even with only her skeletal remains remaining, we can conduct tests to ascertain whether her demise resulted from a fall or poisoning.”
“No! That’s not true! I didn’t poison her!”
Sophia grabbed onto the metal railings. Her eyes were bloodshot. Like a mad woman, she shook the railings.
“She was the one who wanted to hit me. So, I fought back! I ended up pushing her down by accident! I didn’t poison her!”
The cat was finally let out of the bag.
It was true that she was falsely accused. Pressuring her was also part of the strategy.
She wouldn’t have admitted to something she never did if she was truly innocent and free of guilt. It wouldn’t have mattered how others accused or slandered her.
Sophia suddenly realized what had happened. She covered her mouth with her hands. She froze in shock.
Nonetheless, it was all too late.
Everyone had heard every single word that she had just uttered.
The entire courtroom fell into a silence so profound that even a pin drop would have been audible.
Everyone was staring at Sophia. Their eyes were filled with shock and rage. It was as if they were about to bore a hole right through her.
Javier’s complexion had paled, and his hands trembled as he tightly clenched his fists on his knees. It seemed as though every vessel in his body had frozen, rendering him immobile.
A wave of sorrow surged from within. The pain spread through every nerve of his body and to his limbs.
Suddenly, he was reminded of the day at the cemetery when he had argued with Jeremy. What Jeremy had said haunted him throughout that entire night.
Jeremy had said, “My mother is not a weakling who would seek to be liberated through death! She died because of Sophia…”
It was because Sophia pushed Anne down.
Sophia was a hypocritical, crafty, and villainous woman. She murdered the love of Javier’s life. Yet, he was entirely in the dark. Not only that, he had kept the murderer by his side and protected her for 20 whole years!
Sophia deserved to die, but Javier wasn’t any better.
Javier clenched his teeth, his gaze piercing straight at Sophia, who looked pale. His eyes were filled with hatred, and his heart ached.
The evocation of Anne’s presence haunted him. It was like a nightmare that he couldn’t wake up from. Unconsciously, a tear trickled from the corner of his eye.
Not a single tear was shed at Anne’s funeral, yet at this moment, an overwhelming sense of grief washed over him. Despite that, it felt too late now; shedding tears seemed meaningless.
Simon staggered backward. He looked at Sophia in extreme shock. He felt as if someone had pulled the rug from under his feet.
At this very moment, he finally understood.
From the very beginning, Silas’ so-called evidence never existed. He claimed to recount the sequence of events. But he only did so to put pressure on Sophia to question her. It was all fiction that he had come up with.
He had been setting things up from his very first word. He led the way step by step. Eventually, he forced Sophia to the point of no return.
Simon shut his eyes. He was overwhelmed by a mix of emotions. He kept trying to think of a way out. However, he couldn’t come up with any other strategy, no matter how he racked his brains.
Sophia had confessed in court. She admitted to pushing Anne down. Not even God could save her now.
The Taylors were agitated to the point of tears. Colene almost screamed. Fortunately, Mandy stopped her just in time.
Jonah felt as if his heart was in his throat. He suppressed his whirling emotions. He glanced over at Cyrus, who was by his side. “You’ve all really put on an interesting show.” “Silas, Lyse, and I were only playing supporting roles.”
Cyrus looked toward Jeremy in admiration. “Our brilliant brother-in-law was the one who planned all of these out. He followed the clues and found the witness, who was in Rolanda.
“He was also the one who thought of presenting false evidence in court. Through this, he wanted to aggravate Sophia into a panic. He wanted to make her lose her nerve and confess. He’s one sneaky chap! How sinister!”
Jonah shuddered. Surprisingly, he felt a little fearful. “That was too risky. Indeed, it was a thrilling show. But Silas had to put his future as a prosecutor on the line. Even if he had cooperated with Jeremy willingly, what if Sophia continued scheming? What if she made it to the end without confessing? What was your plan, then?”
Cyrus remained silent for a moment. He then chuckled helplessly. “But Jonah, we had no other choice. It was a do-or-die situation. We wouldn’t stand a chance if we didn’t take this risk.
“I suppose that Jeremy’s mother was watching over him from up there. That was how we managed to win this time.”
Upon hearing that, Jonah couldn’t help but choke on his tears. He had no words to express how touched he felt.
Alyssa and Jeremy occupied the front row. She clutched his warm hand firmly in hers, unable to restrain herself as tears flowed down her face.
“Finally… we’ve won.”
“Yes, we’ve finally won.”
Jeremy tenderly brushed away the tears from the corners of her eyes. His voice quivered, overwhelmed by the intense emotions he was experiencing.
“Thank you, Lyse. Thank you, Silas, Sean, and Cyrus. I’m grateful to all of you. My mother can now rest in peace.”
“No… No… No!”
Sophia shook the metal railing so much that they were rattling. She continued to protest. She looked at Silas with a ferocious look on her face.
She shouted, “Silas! You used false evidence to deceive me! As a prosecutor, how could you present false evidence? You were misusing your power! This is malpractice! Your evidence should be made inadmissible!”
Silas stared at her mockingly. He didn’t look afraid of her at all.
It was indeed his dream to become a just prosecutor. This time, he had risked being suspended when he used false evidence to trick Sophia.
That said, he didn’t regret it a single bit.
It didn’t matter who it was who was seeking justice. It could’ve been someone other than Alyssa’s lover. The victim could’ve been someone other than Jeremy’s mother. He would have done the same without any hesitation.
His duty wasn’t merely to adhere to the procedures of a prosecutor but to ensure justice prevailed, even if it meant confronting the darkest truths at any cost.
“You’re right in saying that the evidence was false. This medicine bottle is different from the one you had in the first place. Your prints were not on this bottle either.
“Nonetheless, you have confessed to murder. You admitted to pushing the victim downstairs. This is irrefutable evidence!
“No matter what evidence I presented or how I tried to deceive you, you wouldn’t have said all these if you were truly innocent!
“You committed murder 20 years ago, and for 20 years, you’ve been the wife of a plutocrat. You didn’t have to commit murder with your own hands. You could have always contracted a killer.
“You might not necessarily be sentenced to death for your crime this time. However, justice will prevail. Today, you must pay for the sin you committed 20 years ago!”
Silas’ every word struck a chord in everyone’s hearts.
Everyone in the gallery was silent. The reporters outside the courtroom also kept quiet. Even the viewers watching the livestream on the courthouse’s official website paused.
The silence around them was deafening.
Right at this time, an ear-piercing screech came from the sound system on both sides of the courtroom. Shortly after, a recording played through the sound system. It was the recording that Nina had risked her life to record.
Only a snippet¡ªthe most important part of the recording was played. Everyone recognized Sophia’s voice immediately.