NovelOnlineZinnia gasped and turned to look at Leopold Sterling, who was smirking weirdly, "Who are you calling an old hag?!" "Hey, isn't that Austin's mom over there? Why is your daughter sitting with the Littleton family's witnesses? Don't tellshe's the witness Vivienne Hawthorn mentioned." Zinnia retorted, "Impossible! She's my daughter; why would she side with strangers?!" Leopold chuckled disdainfully, "Oh, now you remember she's your daughter? What were you doing before?!" "You!" "Order!" The judge frowned, banging the gavel for what seemed like the hundredth tthat day.
Looking down at Cassidy, who stood confidently in the witness stand, the judge's frown deepened, "Witness, please present your testimony." Cassidy glanced towards her mother Zinnia, who was staring at her in shock, and smiled slightly, "Your Honor, my nis Cassidy. I'm supposedly the girl Julian was accused of harassing." "I can affirm, Julian has been the best teacher I've had since starting school. He did not harass me. The whole situation was a scam orchestrated by my mother Zinnia and Kipling Abernasy." The courtroom erupted in shock.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtZinnia screamed, "You little brat! What nonsense are you spouting?! Get down here, I've done so much for you, and this is how you repay me?!" Kipling was equally unsettled, "Cassidy, have you lost your mind?! Do you realize what you're saying? Cdown now!" Cassidy's smile only grew wider.
She seemed to relish peeling off the masks from Zinnia and Kipling layer by layer, "Of course, I know what I'm saying, Your Honor. I am the victim here, and I can assure everyone more than anyone else that Julian did nothing wrong." Ramona Grimshaw, standing aside with her makeup perfectly done, flashed a cold look.
She was surprised that Vivienne had managed to bring Cassidy, the very person involved, as a witness.
Her mind raced, and she suddenly spoke up, "Your Honor, I've heard Cassidy suffers from severe depression. Can we really trust the testimony of someone mentally unstable?" Vivienne calmly retorted, "Ms. Grimshaw, if you had educated yourself, you'd know depression isn't amnesia. People with depression are only emotionally down but their memory and awareness are as sharp as anyone else's." Jerry Perez added, "Legally, there's no rule against people with depression testifying. Especially when the witness is the victim herself." "Vivienne, you bastards! What did you do to my daughter? Your Honor, I demand a medical examination to check if Vivienne has drugged my daughter!" Zinnia screamed, trying to break through the police barrier, "Cassidy, cback! Don't make a scene here. How could I, as your mother, not know about your condition?!" "What do you know?" Cassidy responded coldly, "Do you know how to selloff to influential old men, or how to makeserve as a maid for you and Austin?" "Or perhaps, how to depriveof my college opportunities, claiming I had depression, and lockin a hospital? If it weren't for this attempt to frJulian again, I might have spent my life in a dark room!" The courtroom was in an uproar, the clerk overwhelmed by the reactions.
Cassidy continued, "Zinnia, when you did all those things to me, you should have expected that one day, I would retaliate!" With the victim herself denying any wrongdoing by Julian, Kipling's chances of finding another witness were slim, and Jerry's eyes gleamed with the success of their plan.
Chapter 811 1 "Get lost!" Leopold was quick to kick him away.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmCassidy stood behind Leopold, her calm gaze not showing a hint of panic.
Throughout the trial, she remained composed, her eyes filled with fierce determination when looking at Kipling, "Why?! Kipling, have you forgotten what you did tofive years ago?!" "Your Honor, I wish to press charges against Kipling. Five years ago, he used his position to force himself on a minor!" Turning to Zinnia, she said each word clearly, "Zinnia was his accomplice!" Kaitlyn's eyes widened in shock.
She whispered to Vivienne, "Is she telling the truth? How could there be a mother like Zinnia in this world?!" Vivienne's eyes were cold as she snorted, "Kaitlyn, there's no shortage of scum like Zinnia and Kipling on this planet." Even she hadn't expected Kipling to be the real villain behind the scenes.
Zinnia's features were contorted with rage, "You little brat, I'm going to end you today! If I'd known it'd cto this, I would've left you to fend for yourself in sbackwater town!" "I must've been cursed to have birthed a thankless wolf like you!" As things spiraled beyond their control, Zinnia dropped the act.
Her curses sang with a twisted joy, inadvertently proving that her relationship with Cassidy was anything but the loving mother- daughter facade they'd shown the world.
Cassidy stood protected behind Leopold, untouchable by anyone.
Chapter 811 2 "Someway, somehow, they pinned the charge of indecency on Julian instead." Chapter 811 3 "For years, Zinnia keptimprisoned. Using the pretense of severe depression, she hadcommitted to a mental health facility."
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