Bert was a lawyer. Once he was serious, it was scary.
Marshal was really frightened by Bert's scolding.
He didn't want to go to jail.
He became quieter and sat in the dock.
At the moment, Caspar asked Helen's classmate, "Did you recognize the voice?"
Helen's classmate thought about it for a few seconds. Then she looked at Marshal, pointed at him, and said, "I heard his voice that day. It was the same roar."
"Nonsense! You must have heard wrong. It wasn't me. If you continue to talk nonsense, I'll kill you!" Marshal was always domineering and it was hard for him to change his temper for a moment. When he was irritated, he didn't even take the occasion into consideration.
Bert really wanted to curse him. 'Is he f*cking insane? How dare he threaten others at this moment?'
Caspar did not miss the chance to hit Marshal. He took the opportunity to ask, "Four years ago, it was you who caused a car accident. You were afraid of going to jail so you framed Arya and let her take the blame for you, right?"
"No. No." Marshal shook his head in a panic.
"It's you! On the day of the accident, you lost money gambling and were in a bad mood. You drank too much at the Tulip Private Club. When you drove home, you passed Jindu Road and caused a car accident. You were afraid of going to jail, so you framed the owner of the car to take the blame for you!"
"This is all a figment of your imagination. Do you have any evidence? If you don't, you're slandering my client!" Bert retorted quickly. He was afraid that Marshal would not be able to stand such an interrogation.
Marshal's face turned pale from fear because Caspar was telling the truth. He felt uneasy.
"Of course I have evidence!" Caspar said in a low voice, "Your honor, I have a witness to prove that what I just said is true."
He had put a lot of effort into this case, and this was the day he had been waiting for all these years.
How could he not be sure? He wanted to avenge his sister for what she had suffered during the past four years.
Soon, a new witness was seated. He was the manager of the underground casino and the waiter of the Tulip Private Club.
The witness proved that Marshal had lost a lot of money that day when he gambled. He said that Marshal was in a bad mood and had a fight with someone at the casino. It was only after the manager persuaded him that Marshal stopped.
After leaving the casino, Marshal went to the Tulip Private Club, played with some women, and drank a lot.
Then he had a car accident on the way home.
"Suspect, do you have anything else to defend?!"
Caspar asked sharply.
Marshal grabbed Bert. "You're my lawyer. You have to protect me, or you won't get any benefit!"
Bert frowned tightly. He had seen varieties of clients. Some couldn't control their temper and make a big fuss; some pretended to be crazy to get away with it, but he had never seen such a stupid client like Marshal.
He threatened whoever he could. He didn't think about his own situation!
Bert also felt that he was stupid enough to take this case. Marshal was incurable.
But before he came, he had already talked to Rufus. In this matter, he had to find a way to get the Jones Family involved.
Bert pulled Marshal and told him in a low voice that as long as he insisted that this matter was related to Xavier, he had a chance to be saved.
Bert knew clearly that it was almost impossible to win this lawsuit.
But if he could do what he promised Rufus, he wouldn't lose too badly.
In order to survive and not to go to jail, Marshal would dare to say anything no matter what impact it would have on others.
"How to say?" He could do it, but he was so stupid that he couldn't figure out what to say to get Xavier involved.
Bert shook his head. He felt that the man was completely incurable, but he resisted the urge to get angry.
"Just say that Xavier was with you the day of the accident."
Marshal nodded repeatedly.
"Does the defendant have any new evidence?"
Before Bert could say anything, Marshal couldn't wait to say, "When Howard died, Xavier was also there. He can prove that I didn't kill him."
Marshal was so selfish that he even dared to frame Xavier.
Caspar frowned. Xavier was unlucky enough to get acquainted with such a terrible family.
And he almost became a relative with such a family.
"What you said has nothing to do with this case. Does the accuser have anything else to say?"
"I have something to say." Bert stood up. Although he couldn't win, he could still have dirt on Arya.
"According to my investigation, Miss Harrison was still restless in prison. She had an affair with a prison guard named Jasper and was pregnant in prison. Even if the evidence proves that she was not the perpetrator, she is still a bad person!"
Caspar's face darkened and he snapped, "This is a personal attack!"
"But I'm telling the truth. If you don't believe me, you can ask the prison guard back then."
Caspar's face darkened. He had always known that Bert had a bad reputation in the circle, but he didn't expect him to be so despicable.
If he couldn't win the case, he would attack others personally.
Arya grabbed Caspar's arm. There was no need to pursue this. Although what Bert said sounded bad, she was indeed pregnant in prison.
It couldn't be erased.
But it implicated Jasper again. Jasper was clearly innocent, but just because of his close relationship with her, he had all kinds of a bad reputation.
When she thought of Jasper, Arya's eyes were slightly moist. She didn't know how he was. He had never contacted her for so long.
'How is he?'
Soon, she came back to her senses and thought about the case. For her, it didn't matter how she was discussed by others. What was important was that Marshal should be punished.
"Your honor, I have new evidence to provide. Everyone must know about the pornographic video that was spread on the internet two days ago.
Everyone only knew that the woman involved died because of the pressure of public opinion, but they ignored the man involved.
Why was there such a video? Why can only the woman's face be seen but not the man's face? "
Bert left the fastest and felt ashamed.
Estella was so regretful. If she hadn't planned to hurt Arya, she wouldn't have provoked those hooligans.
If she hadn't provoked those hooligans, she wouldn't be blackmailed, and Marshal wouldn't clash with Howard because of money, and Howard wouldn't die.
There would be no such thing as today.
Estella regretted it. But at the same time, she felt that it was all Arya's fault that her son would be convicted of multiple crimes and receive punishment. Howard was dead, and Sunny jumped off a tall building, causing a big scandal. The charges all fell on Marshal, so naturally, the sentence would not be light.
Estella was furious, and she rushed at Arya recklessly. "B*tch, you hurt my son. I'll kill you!"
Estella was about to scratch Arya's face crazily.
Richard sat in the chair as if he had been deflated and lifeless.
Caspar stood in front of Harriet. "Are you crazy? If you dare to touch her, I will sue you for intentional injury!"
Estella didn't care at all. She just wanted to destroy Arya.
Harriet stepped forward when she saw that Caspar was being pestered by Estella. She raised her hand to hit Arya.
However, Arya caught her and slapped her back.
There was a loud sound.
Arya's eyes were cold. "It's all your own fault to put him in jail. Don't blame anyone!"
She was not the weak woman four years ago who allowed them to frame, humiliate and scold her.
Arya pulled Caspar over and confronted Estella. "Isn't it especially heartbreaking to see your own son being convicted?"
"It's all because of you!" Estella bent her arm and was about to scratch Arya's face. Before she could touch Arya, Caspar grabbed her hand. Estella's goal was very clear. She wanted to destroy Arya's face.
She was really vicious.
"Mom, don't let this b*tch go today. She not only hurt Marshal but also took Xavier. I'm going to ruin her face so that she can't seduce Xavier anymore."
Estella had the same idea as Harriet, so the two of them pounced on Arya at the same time.
Just then, a few police officers rushed out and controlled Estella and Harriet. "If you don't want to go to jail, just behave yourself. This is not a place where you can make a scene!"
Caspar took the opportunity to grab Arya's wrist and pull her away.
As she walked through the corridor, Arya saw Xavier walking through the window. 'Why is he here?
"What's wrong?" Caspar asked when he saw Arya stop.
"Hmm?" Arya came to her senses and said, "Nothing."
When she looked at the window again, there was no one.
'Could it be that my illusion?'
'I must be wrong. How could he be here?'
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