89. MY STRONG FIREBALL

~ASH

I was shocked. Surprised. Befuddled. Stunned.

I didn't expect Ruby to wake up soon, and from Cole's expression, he didn't expect it too.

But she was here and she was awake, and that was all that mattered. I was happy. She seemed okay, no matter how weak she looked.

She was okay. Even if I was sentenced to jail or death, I would die happily.

The judge started at her words.

“You are a witness to what happened?” He asked.

“Yes, I am.”

The prosecutor stood up with an uncomfortable expression, and Ruby, standing in the witness box, took the oath of truth.

“Speak, witness,” the judge ordered.

“Ethan, my husband, invited us both to the restaurant. He was acting weird, but I was too absorbed in the information I wanted to pass across to them to notice. It was when he showed us the pictures and started acting up that I noticed. I tried reasoning with him, but he was too far gone in his answer to listen. It was when he wanted to hit me that Ash stepped in and s