The Verdict Novel Novels & Stories

And when they return to the courtroom, the tension in the air rises. “Have you reached a verdict?” the judge asks. A representative from the jury stands up and says, “We have, your Honor.” “State your verdict.” Though I’m confident that the result will favor me, for some reason, my heart’s ease dwindles. It suddenly thuds. I hold mama’s hand tightly as I wait with bated breath on what the jury’s representative is gonna say. “We the jury, in the case of The Golden Crest Pack versus Primo Javier, found the defendant guilty of the charge of corruption. And he’ll be sentenced to death.”

"I'm sorry, Mrs. Fuller. I didn't realize who you were. Please forgive me. I have received my punishment. Please, I can't take it anymore." "Where's your brother?" I asked suddenly. Yvonne paused in surprise. "In prison." I laughed coldly. "He's still alive. Why should I forgive you?" Someone sent me a video of Yvonne slapping herself while kneeling on the ground naked. As she struck herself, she said, "I am a bitch! I am a slut! I deserve to die!" I knew without asking that this was Benedict's doing. Even so, how was this enough to avenge Jeremy's death?

“Well, Evren happened.” “Evren? Oh my God, I knew it! Billionaires are so cool. I'm pretty sure he just called the judge and said, ‘Hey, change that verdict, you old hag,’ and the man pissed his pants upon hearing that beautiful guttural voice that makes your panties wet.” Okay. Maybe death can be a good option because what the hell did she just say? It's not true. And will never be true. “Shut up, Arianna. Things like that don't happen in the legal world.”

Rose glared at Clara with hatred, while Oliver lowered his head deeply. * After all testimonies, the jury deliberated. The atmosphere in the courtroom was freezing. Ashton reached for Avery’s hand. “Whatever happens, Avery, we’ve done our best. I’m proud of you,” Ashton whispered. “I’m proud of you too,” Avery replied. “Without you, I would never have had this courage.” At last, the verdict was read. The judge spoke clearly and firmly, “Based on the evidence presented and the credible testimonies, the Court finds the defendants, Rose Reed and Oliver Reed…”

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I had kept it intact on purpose, like a lamp kept burning for a reason you've stopped letting yourself examine. The man who crossed the hall toward me had that face. But whatever had always lived behind it — the part I had kept the lamp burning for — was gone. "Get up, Vera." His voice was flat. "Today is your judgment day." Two Black Guard rushed forward without hesitation. They grabbed my arms and hauled me to the platform. "I'm sick—" I started. "Sick." He cut me off. "You're sick because ten years of guilt has been eating you alive."

The afternoon was its own statement. After a while she picked up her pen. He picked up his book. The studio continued. Outside, the city continued. And somewhere in the institutional archive of a legal proceeding that had been ongoing for a year, a verdict was being recorded in the precise, flat language of accountability, permanent and indelible and exactly, finally, right. In the hour after the verdict was announced, before the formal sentencing hearing would be scheduled, Aria found herself wanting to do something she had not anticipated wanting: she wanted to call her aunt.

"What did you say?" "Oh, that case got solved ages ago," the clerk said, oblivious to my father's reaction. "Turned out to be some butcher's son from the west side. Ran off with a maid he was sweet on, and the maid's old master killed him for the money they'd stolen. Dumped him in a well. Had nothing to do with your family. You were so torn up at the time, we didn't want to bother you with the details." I watched my father's body sway violently, like he'd been struck by an invisible thunderbolt. He stood frozen, papers slipping from his hands and scattering across the floor.

She watched the jury deliberate. Ezra was by her side. Silas was by her side. Her mother was by her side. They were a family. Broken and healing and united. --- The verdict came on a rainy Friday. Vienna stood in the courtroom and waited. Her heart was pounding. Her hands were shaking. The jury filed in. The judge asked for the verdict. "Guilty," the foreman said. "On all counts." Vienna collapsed into Ezra's arms. They had won. They had finally won.

“The court will review this evidence. We’ll reconvene for a verdict.” Hours later, the jury returned, the courtroom tense, my heart pounding, Ethan’s eyes were still locked on mine, his love my anchor. The judge adjusted her glasses, her voice clear. “In the case of the D.C. killings, how does the jury find the defendant?” A young woman stood, her voice firm, the verdict in her hands. “Not guilty, Your Honor.” “In the case of the heist, human trafficking, and the attempted murder of Agent Ethan Caldwell, how does the jury find the defendant?” the judge asked again.