A Cacophony of Backfiring(4)

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Three months later, my body completely recovered. The case of Steven and Winnie was also brought to court. Steven and I sat in the dock again as plaintiff and defendant.

In just a few months, Steven and I already went to court three times. It was sad to think about it.

This time, I was the plaintiff, and he was the defendant. Winnie was standing next to him. Surprisingly, they didn't hire an attorney. I didn't know whether they had no money or didn't want to waste it.

Since there was conclusive evidence, the judge quickly pronounced Steven as the principal offender and Winnie as an accessory. The former was sentenced to ten years imprisonment, and the latter was sentenced to five years imprisonment. Both Steven and Winnie waived their rights to appeal.

When they were taken away from the court, Winnie suddenly said she wanted to talk to me. I was surprised for a few seconds before nodding to the police officer who passed the message to me.

"Jacqueline, I hate you."

I said, "I