"I have a deep-seated hatred for Sabrina Johnson; she killed my father. If it weren’t for that fraudulent psychiatric assessnt report you issued, the trial would have concluded long ago, and Sabrina would have been convicted. However, because of your greed, you fabricated a psychiatric assessnt. Now, Sabrina might evade punishnt because of it..." Sienna Johnson said slowly.
"..."
"Mr. Lewis, tell , how should I vent this rage?"
She spoke calmly, her eyes as cold as the moon on a frigid night, fixed on him.
Xenon Lewis wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and said helplessly, "Fine! I’ll testify! But you mustn’t tell my wife about my mistress."
No one in the room responded. Xenon Lewis grew anxious. "It’s just this one small request! Can’t you even grant that?"
Sue White despised n like him—those who were never satisfied at ho and always looking for sothing on the side. She snorted coldly. "Mr. Lewis," she said, "let give you a piece of advice: there’s no such thing as a perfect secret. If you don’t want anyone to know, don’t do it in the first place."
"I know, I know... I just had a mont of weakness."
Sienna Johnson said, "If you break off your relationship with that mistress, we’ll pretend we never knew about your affair."
"Fine."
Having a mistress is too expensive anyway, and I can’t afford it anymore, he thought.
"I have one more small request..."
Adrian Desmond looked at him with dissatisfaction but didn’t rebuke him.
Xenon Lewis’s mind raced, thoughts spinning so fast his head felt overheated. "...Um, you all look like wealthy people. Could you give a diamond necklace?"
"You audacious man! I haven’t even settled the score with you for what you’ve done, and you have the gall to ask for a reward!" Adrian Desmond said angrily.
Xenon Lewis, emboldened, stuck his thick neck out and retorted, "You’re not in my shoes, so of course, you’re not afraid. Do you have any idea how terrifying my wife is? She’s built like a bull, tougher than any man. When she hits , it’s like she’s beating a disobedient child..."
"..."
"I have to hand over my entire salary to my wife every month. If I want to smoke even one cigarette, I have to ask for permission in advance! I just wanted to find soone gentle and virtuous, but I ended up with a shrew! You might see looking respectable outside, but at ho, she either beats or scolds . The life I live... it’s not fit for a human!"
As he described how miserable his life was, Xenon Lewis actually started to cry.
Adrian Desmond couldn’t stand it any longer. "Your wife really is too much. My wife beats too, so I can understand how you feel."
Sienna was surprised for a mont and glanced at Adrian. What nonsense was he talking about? When did she ever hit him?
"Huh? You’re so handso, and your wife still hits you?"
"When I don’t do what she wants, she beats !"
"Adrian, what are you talking about!"
Sienna felt wronged. When had she ever hit him? And besides, she couldn’t beat Adrian, could she?
Adrian’s attitude toward Xenon Lewis underwent a 180-degree transformation, becoming much more amiable.
"n, we’re tough-skinned. So what if a woman hits us a few tis? They say that physical discipline is a sign of affection, and scolding is a sign of love. But that doesn’t an you can cheat," Adrian counseled.
Xenon Lewis wailed, "Buddy, my wife hits hard... When she beats , it’s like she’s thrashing a child!"
"That’s because you don’t behave! Be good, listen to her more from now on, and your wife won’t beat you anymore."
"My wife complains that I’m ugly, not gentle, and not romantic. But she should take a look at herself! She’s built like a bear... How am I supposed to be romantic with that?"
"n need to be romantic. Let recomnd so novels for you. After reading them, you’ll understand what won are thinking and how to please them. For example, *The Billionaire Heir’s Aggressive Pursuit: I Won’t Be Caught By You* or *The Jilted Wife Gets No Discount: Refusing to Marry a Secondhand Husband*..."
Upon hearing these book titles, Sienna was speechless. Does Adrian usually read these kinds of books? she wondered.
"Brother, I’ve read all of those..." Xenon Lewis looked at Adrian as if he had found a kindred spirit.
Sienna couldn’t stand it anymore. I really want to dig a hole and bury him so he stops embarrassing himself! she thought.
"Can we get back to business?" Sienna interrupted their conversation.
Seeing everyone in the room giving him strange looks, especially Sienna whose eyes now held a hint of anger, Adrian knew he had embarrassed her. He placed his hand over his lips and coughed lightly to cover his guilt, then quickly resud his cool and detached persona.
Adrian’s words had caused Xenon Lewis to completely lower his guard, now seeing Adrian as a kindred spirit. Consequently, the way Xenon Lewis looked at Sienna also carried a new depth of aning.
Sienna deliberately ignored his gaze and went straight to the point. "Fine. You want a diamond necklace? I’ll give it to you, as long as you’re willing to tell the truth in court."
"Fine, no problem."
Adrian said to Brett Jacobs, "Set his arm back!"
"Yes, Sixth Master."
Brett Jacobs holstered his gun, then grabbed Xenon Lewis’s arm. With a few twists, the dislocated arm was set back in place.
Xenon Lewis moved his arm; it felt as good as new.
Sienna glanced at Xenon Lewis again. Her first impression of him was that of a sleazy middle-aged man. But after he spoke a few sentences, he revealed himself to be a complete buffoon.
"I hope you keep your word!"
Sienna still felt uneasy about this man, so she warned him sternly, "If you cause any trouble in court, I’ll have no choice but to visit your wife and discuss this mistress of yours..."
"No, no, don’t! I’ll talk, I’ll tell everything!"
...
Thirty minutes passed quickly, and the court reconvened.
The dia and reporters had already set up their caras, their long lenses resembling an arsenal, poised to broadcast any exclusive news at the first opportunity.
Sabrina Johnson still stood in the defendant’s dock, her long hair obscuring her face, her expression unreadable.
"...The Sileria City No. 1 Interdiate People’s Court hearing regarding the case of Sabrina Johnson’s intentional homicide will now co to order..."
After a thirty-minute recess, the court resud. To Sienna’s surprise, Sabrina Johnson had changed her lawyer.
Did Sabrina have any new tricks up her sleeve? Sienna wondered.
Sienna’s eyes were sharp, her gaze as firm as iron. No matter how many tricks Sabrina has, she won’t escape prison!
"It’s actually Phillip Faber!"
Sabrina’s lawyer was no ordinary person. People in Sileria City might not know him well, but Herbert Young and Sue White, as mbers of the legal circle, were extrely familiar with him. He was Gerard Faber, a top-tier lawyer renowned throughout the country’s legal circles.
Sue White looked at Herbert Young sitting beside her and mocked, "Phillip Faber? Isn’t he your idol?"
"Now, my idol is you!"
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