All Chapters of In love with my husband’s boss: Chapter 41

MELISSA'S POVThe recess ended far too quickly. I barely had a breath of fresh air and Mr James was pulling me away from Nicholas insisting we should not arrive in the courtroom late.I smoothed my palm over my skirt in an attempt to prevent it from sweating. The courtroom air was heavier than before, and the voices rose and fell like waves at the shore.Steve was already there, seated beside his lawyer, pretending to be calm but I could see that familiar face of arrogance. The court session commenced and the judge started speaking. "We will resume proceedings from where we left odd before the recess" Counsel for the petitioner, you may continue"Mr James rose from his seat with composure. "Your Honor, before recess, we presented a new submission that corroborates the petitioner’s claim of marital infidelity."Steve’s lawyer was quick to stand. "Your Honor, these photographs could have been fabricated. Without confirmation of their authenticity, this line of evidence is circumstantia