Lahat ng Kabanata ng Sacrificed My Kidney for a Cheat: Kabanata 171 - Kabanata 180

The evidence was gone? All of it? I had been counting on that evidence to build my case, to prove what had happened to me. Without it, what did I have?Theo’s smirk grew as he watched the realization dawn on me. "You see? It’s over, Varya. You don’t have anything."I stood there, frozen, my mind racing. How could he have done this? How could he have erased everything? The surgery, the hospital records—those were supposed to be permanent.They were supposed to be proof of what had happened to me. And now, they were gone.I felt a hand on my shoulder—Kylo. His touch grounded me and reminded me that I wasn’t alone in this."It’s not over," Kylo said, his voice firm."We’ll find another way. Just because Theo thinks he’s erased everything doesn’t mean there’s no trail. People remember. There are witnesses. There’s always something."My desire was to believe him. I wanted to cling to the hope of ever finding justice again where we can hold him accountable for what he had done. Standing the

I fumbled, wondering if I had made out what I had heard right, from her mouth. “You mean photos? What sort of photos?”Jasmine shifted uncomfortably.“The night you were drunk and Theo took you out on that date… I was in his apartment I was… I was trying to find something Anything that could help you And I found the documents I didn’t know what they were at first but I took photos of them just in case.”Suddenly I felt that I was spinning around the room; I gazed at her for what felt like half the day in dumbfounded wonder.“You… you took photos?”She just nodded her head with a look of guilt and with some ray of hope on her face.“Yes. I never quite grasped just how valuable they were until everything went down. But, I have them, Varya. I have the documentation.”A sense of weakness washed over my entire body, and I barely managed to let myself fall on the couch, with my head spinning.Until now, I had thought all was gone, that Theo had burnt all that could be produced in a court of

I realized how she felt and I know really how terrible it is to be scared. Going to battle it out with Theo in particular meant that his influence was tremendous and could produce far-reaching results.But I couldn’t let that stop me. “I won’t lie to you,” I said softly.“It’s a risk. But if we do not stand up to him, he will continue to treat people like this. We have to put a stop to it. ”Maria sighed, and looked down at her hands, having a thoughtful look on her face. Finally, she agreed after a few moments had passed. “I’ll testify,”she said softly. “I will speak the truth. ”But that is when relief flooded me and then I thanked her by squeezing her hand softly. It wasn’t a lot but it was something and it could be gradually developed.But, with Maria’s testimony and the photos Jasmine had taken, we were accumulating materials. But I knew that there was still a long way to go and we were on the right track.These feelings stayed with me for some time and as the days went by I slo

Each day, I felt more and more like the old Varya, the woman I had been before Theo had stolen my kidney before he had broken me down and made me feel powerless.It wasn’t an easy process—there were still moments of doubt, moments when the trauma threatened to pull me back into the darkness. But with every step forward, I reclaimed a little bit of myself.Kylo was by my side through it all. I found his support quite surprising and it felt like some of the times he was following me blindly. This was the man whom I had married unwillingly, the man who was once so indifferent in our marriage.But now, he was there for me in ways I had never expected; not to die for me and protect me, but simply to phone and ask how I was. He was there for me when I fought all my inner battles and supported me when I was unable to support myself.One evening, when I came back home exhausted after spending the entire day taking preparations for the depositions Kylo and I started a conversation while seated

The next day when the trial proceeded, I had some hope and at the same time, there was a certain level of concern in me.The mood or as you would call it the feeling of the people was turning against us and Theo could no longer sustain the charade that he was putting up.It was a moment that the defense team never wanted, as hard as they tried to cope with evidence and growing public sentiment.As attending the courtroom, it was clear that Theo was so frustrated most of the time. He was staring at the table his hands were making the beat of a frightened man.This new appearance indeed made the former confident man look like a hopeless man begging for an opportunity to stay alive.Hence, efforts to attempt to dismiss the accusations looked more and more futile and one could tell that the pressure was beginning to build.Another day was over and the judge banged his gavel as it was in the middle of a very intense court proceeding. I packed my belongings and slowly got up, feeling a sens