The Revenge of the Mute Wife by Melanie Paulson
Chapter 160

Chapter 160

"Thank you for your testimony, doctor," the judge said, dismissing the doctor.

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"Congratulations, my dear. I told you I'd cure you, the doctor said as he approached Deborah, taking her hands and smiling warmly. She responded with a soft thank you and a grateful smile.

With that, the elderly man found a seat among the spectators to listen to the rest of the trial.

"Attorney Roberts, it's your turn," the judge stated.

"Let's hope it is, and that I'm not interrupted again by Attorney Collins," Herman replied, still a bit irritated.

. Christian merely smirked, crossing his arms, relishing the feeling of outmaneuvering Herman.

"Maybe my clients were complete idiots for not taking you to a doctor," Herman said, approaching Deborah and ignoring his clients' protests, "but they believed they were doing the right thing because your mother named them as your legal guardians," "That's a lie," Deborah snapped, glaring at the lawyer..

"Order."

"Deborah, calm down..." Christian urged, gently taking her hands. "Remember, you mustn't get agitated."

"..." She grimaced but let out a sigh, regaining her composure.

"I'm sorry to tell you it's true. Here, I have written proof of the late Mrs. Alexandra Anderson's own handwriting, stating that my clients would become your guardians," Herman continued, displaying a projection of the document.

"Objection!" Christian stood up. "Tell me, attorney, how is a hastily written note supposed to be definitive proof for someone to take custody of a minor with no blood relation, hmm?"

"Attorney Collins, I understand you want to annoy me at every turn, but as you can see, this document bears the official seal of a certified notary, and-

"Now I'm going to interrupt you, attorney," the judge cut in. "Because that notary was recently imprisoned after it was proven that all of his work was fraudulent. He also accepted numerous bribes to stamp his seal and signature on documents of dubious origin," Herman grimaced at the judge's revelation, now genuinely worried, realizing that all the evidence provided by the Turners might be fake.

"So, please provide us with legal and legitimate evidence that the Turners had the authority to be Deborah. Anderson's guardians, because if not, it would mean that the Turners held a minor captive until she reached adulthood," the judge demanded, frowning. "They

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never my client's guardians and never should have been," Christian quickly added. "Because they, with the help of their friends, sought to imprison Deborah's real father and attempted to have him killed in his cell by hiring someone... but that person was saved by a friend."

"Now you're just exaggerating. Mr. Collins, Herman snapped.

"I'm not. As further proof, I have two forged birth certificates for the Turner twins, which were created to

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pass them off as the children of Alexandra Anderson so they could claim the inheritance by pretending to be her offspring." Christian declared, locking eyes with the couple. "But this plan would only succeed if they managed to kill both Alexandra and Deborah, correct?" "Attorney Collins, be careful with your words. You're talking about homicide, and that's a serious accusation," Herman warned. "Do you have any evidence to support your claims? Because if not, you will be liable to be sued for defamation."

"Of course I have the evidence to back up my claims, Christian asserted. "And that's why I would like to call on my second witness, Detective Alastor Morgan.

Upon hearing those words, Christian's assistant began projecting the evidence for everyone to see, just as the courtroom doors opened once more to admit Alistair Morgan.

The court officer directed Alistair to the witness stand and administered the oath before the questioning began.

"Good afternoon, Detective Morgan," Christian greeted. Thank you for being here."

"My pleasure."

"Now, could you please tell this court what was discovered upon reopening the case of Ms. Alexandra Anderson's so-called car accident?"

"What we found were numerous irregularities," Alastor began, pulling out a file from his coat and reading from the report. "Firstly, we discovered that the vehicle in which Ms. Alexandra Anderson supposedly died was never processed or examined. Additionally, the final report claimed that Ms. Alexand Anderson was driving under the influence of alcohol, but no test was ever conducted to confirm this assumption. Furthermore, two death certificates were created: one for the public, stating she died due to drunk driving, and another, which was given to the insurance company, claiming she died in a car accident. The latter also contained several irregularities regarding the disbursement of funds to the beneficiary, according to the policyholder's wishes." Upon finishing his report, Alistair looked up to lock eyes with the Turner couple.