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My Finance's Brother's Forbidden Game Chapter 80
Larissa's POV Stephanie strode up with the kind of confidence only she could muster in a courtroom full of people itching to see blood. She swore in, sat, and crossed her legs as though she were on a talk show rather than the witness stand.Benjamin frowned when he saw her; it was barely perceptible, but it was there. In return, Stephanie just smiled sweetly at him.“Ms. Sylvester, how would you describe Mr. Benjamin Patterson?” Carter began.Her lip curled. “Manipulative. Arrogant. The kind of man who believes consequences don’t apply to him. He carried himself like he believed he was better than everyone else. It was exhausting to watch.”“Could you explain that?” Carter asked.“Objection. Leading.” Harrington countered.“Overruled.” Judge Henderson said. “Go ahead and answer the question.”“When Benjamin and Lara started dating, he came to our place a couple of times. It was the house that we had grown up in and we inherited it after our parents passed.” Stephanie explained. “One
My Finance's Brother's Forbidden Game Chapter 79
Larissa’s POV Two days later, I was back in that suffocating courtroom, and the weight in my chest hadn’t lessened. If anything, it had grown heavier.Carter had explained what would happen: today was the defense’s turn. Today, the jury would hear our side, our witnesses. But knowing that didn’t make it easier to sit under the fluorescent lights, knowing I’d soon be the one in the witness box.Carter had told me not to rehearse too much so that I wouldn't sound scripted and fake. But I couldn't help it. How else was I supposed to stay calm and deliver my testimony without stuttering if I didn't practice? I'd paced a hole in the bedroom floor, anxiously going over what I would say until Brayden had dragged me to bed and held me down until I'd fallen asleep in his arms.“Don’t worry. You'll be brilliant.” Stephanie had said as I’d helped her with her hair that morning.It was easy for her to say. She wasn't the murder suspect. And Stephanie had her unadulterated rage for Benjamin to fu
My Finance's Brother's Forbidden Game Chapter 78
Larissa's POV When we got back in, the prosecution had lined up their witnesses, each one neatly typed into a schedule, as though this were just a normal day of business meetings instead of the day my life would be picked apart piece by piece.I smoothed my skirt as we sat back down after the morning formalities. Brayden was beside me, posture sharp and alert. Stephanie sat on my other side, tapping her foot in irritation, already bored out of her mind.The prosecutor — Mr. Harrington, still smug as though this trial were already a victory lap — stood and adjusted his tie. “Your Honor, the State would like to call Officer Daniel Hughes to the stand.”A bailiff led a man forward. He was tall, lean, his uniform crisp even though he wasn’t technically on duty. He raised his right hand, swore the oath, and sat.“Officer Hughes.” Mr. Harrington began, “Can you tell us about the night in question?”The officer nodded with practiced calm. “I was called to the scene following reports of a d
My Finance's Brother's Forbidden Game chapter 77
Larissa's POV The last time I had been in a courthouse, it was for Brayden and I's wedding.The wedding has been more or less a private affair. I hadn't invited any of my friends or family members because they all thought me to be a murderer and wouldn't have come anyway. My dress was long enough to cover my ankle monitor and my veil thick enough to hide my expression from the crowd.So much has changed since then.For one, this wasn't a private affair. Anyone with even the slightest ear for news and/or gossip knew of this trial. So that meant that reporters, vloggers, and randos were stationed at the entrance of the courthouse with their cameras and microphones. Even before we stepped out of the car, there was the noise from the questions being thrown at us, and the multiple flashes from the camera were evident. Some people had scrawled words of encouragement — or otherwise depending on whose side of the story they believed — on placards and cardboards and waved them as we drove by.
My Finance's Brother's Forbidden Game Chapter 76
Larissa's POV The mornings had a rhythm now. It wasn’t quite smooth but it was a rhythm nonetheless.Instead of waking in the comfort of an oversized bed in my room, I woke up tangled in cotton sheets that weren’t mine — Brayden’s bed.The first few nights I’d been stiff as a board. Never mind that we had shared a bed before back at Elysium. That was different. I’d already fallen asleep by the time he got into bed, and he’d gotten out of bed before I’d woken up.So the first night in his bed at home had been awkward for both of us.But by the third night, I stopped flinching whenever his arm brushed against me. By the fifth, it didn’t feel like such a big deal when I woke up curled toward him instead of the other way around.Sleeping in the same bed had been… okay. Not good. Not bad. Just okay.I noticed how I didn’t see his sketchbook lying around but I didn’t bring it up. I wasn’t supposed to have seen it in the first place so I couldn’t ask him about it.So I forgot about
My Finance's Brother's Forbidden Game Chapter 75
Larissa's POV The living room felt different with the lawyers in it.At least they weren't all unfamiliar faces, I’d met Mr. Carter earlier during this whole trial mess. He was the one who'd replaced my former shitty lawyer and ensured that I wasn't immediately found guilty all those months ago. He was also the only other person, other than Brayden and me, who knew that our marriage was a contract one.I wanted to thank him properly for what he'd done but the gravity of what was happening and what was at stake left little room for pleasantries. We had delved straight into the matter at hand.Stephanie had gone upstairs to give Claire a bath, leaving just Brayden and me in the room with them. The low table was cluttered with files, textbooks, laptops, and stationery. This wasn't just business; this was war.Carter sat opposite us, his two young associates flanking him just as Brayden had said. One was already scribbling notes and the other was flipping through printouts. I wasn't sure
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