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chapter 13. Deep Water
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2026-09-09 01:07:03
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The Billionaire's Reborn Curvy Heiress chapter 38. Closing Arguments
The defense finished their case two days later.They called no more witnesses. The judge asked both sides if they were ready for closing arguments. The prosecutor said yes. Ethan’s lawyer said yes. Sophia’s lawyer said yes. The final stage of the evidence portion was over.I sat in the courtroom that morning with Alexander beside me. The air felt different. The long parade of witnesses and records was finished. Now each side would try to shape the story for the jury one last time.The prosecutor spoke first. She kept her language plain and steady. She walked the jury through the timeline again: the engagement party, the special champagne request, the envelope, the catering worker’s statement, the parking-garage meeting, the words “no noise,” the prepaid phones, the money trail, the threat messages, the cut tire. She did not raise her voice. She simply pointed at the pattern and asked the jury to look at it as a whole.“This was not a series of accidents,” she said. “This was a plan th
The Billionaire's Reborn Curvy Heiress chapter 37. The Defense Begins
The trial shifted the following week.After several more days of prosecution witnesses and records, the judge asked the defense if they were ready to begin their case. Ethan’s lawyer stood and said they were. Sophia’s lawyer said the same. The mood in the courtroom changed. Until now the evidence had come from one direction. Now Ethan and Sophia would try to tell a different story.I arrived early with Alexander. The hallway felt tighter than usual. Ethan looked more composed than he had in recent days. Sophia stayed close to her lawyer and avoided my eyes. We took our seats.The first defense witness was a former business associate of Ethan’s who claimed the money transfers were normal consulting payments. He spoke confidently and used a lot of technical language about project retainers and informal networks. The prosecutor cross-examined him carefully. She showed that the timing of the payments lined up exactly with the phone purchases and the threat messages. The witness could not
The Billionaire's Reborn Curvy Heiress chapter 36. The Middle Man
The next important day of the trial arrived with a new name on the witness list.Vivian called early. “The middle man who handled one of the phone purchases has agreed to testify. He wants limited protection language, but he’s coming in. Today.”Alexander looked at me. “You want to be there?”“Yes. If he’s the link between the money and the phones, I want to hear it myself.”We drove to the courthouse under the same gray sky as the day before. The cameras were thicker. We walked through them without stopping. Inside, Ethan stood stiffly with his lawyer. Sophia looked smaller than usual. We took our seats.Court opened on time. The prosecutor called the new witness. He was a thin man in his forties who kept his hands flat on the table. He spoke carefully and slowly.He told the jury he had been paid twice to buy prepaid phones and deliver them to a contact he knew only by a first name. The money came in cash through a chain he did not fully see. On the second job he had grown suspiciou
The Billionaire's Reborn Curvy Heiress chapter 35. The Turning Point
The next court day started with a different kind of tension.I woke before the alarm. The memories were still there, but they felt one step farther away than the day before. Alexander was already in the kitchen. He handed me coffee without speaking. We both knew the day would be long.“You sure you want the full day?” he asked.“Yes. Vivian said this witness matters. I want to hear it myself.”“Then we stay as long as you can.”We drove to the courthouse in the early light. The cameras were waiting. We walked past them the same way as always. Inside the hallway Ethan stood with his lawyer. Sophia stood farther down. For the first time in days Ethan looked directly at me and held the look. I did not look away first. After a few seconds he turned back to his lawyer.We took our seats. The judge entered. The prosecutor called the next witness—a man who had worked security for one of Ethan’s side companies years earlier. He was tall, careful with his words, and clearly uncomfortable.The
The Billionaire's Reborn Curvy Heiress chapter 34. Holding the Line
The next court day felt heavier before it even started.I woke up tired. The memories from the engagement party had stayed close during the night. Alexander was already awake. He did not ask if I wanted to stay home. He only said, “We can leave whenever you need to.”“I’ll stay for the main witnesses,” I answered. “If it gets too much I’ll step out.”We drove to the courthouse in quiet. The cameras were there again. We walked past them. Inside, Ethan and Sophia were in their usual places with their lawyers. I took my seat and fixed my eyes on the front of the room.The prosecutor called a financial analyst who had reviewed the payments linked to the prepaid phones and the earlier threats. The man spoke in clear, simple terms. He showed how the money moved from accounts connected to Ethan’s old business network to the people who bought the phones. He did not claim the money proved who gave the order. He only showed the path. Ethan’s lawyer tried to break the links by calling them norma
The Billionaire's Reborn Curvy Heiress chapter 33. The Weight of Memory
The fourth day of the trial turned harder than the ones before.I woke early with a tight feeling in my chest. The courtroom was bringing everything back—the engagement party, the taste of the champagne, the way the room had tilted, the moment I understood I was dying. I had pushed those memories aside for months while I trained, raced, and built a new life. Now the trial was forcing them into the open again.Alexander noticed as soon as he saw my face.“You don’t have to go today,” he said.“I do. If I stay away every time it hurts, they still win a little.”He did not argue. We drove to the courthouse in silence. The cameras outside felt closer than usual. Inside the hallway the air was heavy. Ethan watched me walk past. Sophia kept her eyes down. I took my seat and waited.The prosecutor called another witness—a former assistant who had worked briefly for Ethan around the time of the engagement party. The woman spoke carefully. She remembered Ethan asking about the champagne delive
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