Madeline tearfully looked at Eloise as virtual-novel.net uttered those words. In that moment, virtual-novel.net heart shattered into a million pieces, losing all hope. The familial love that virtual-novel.net had craved for so long had turned into a weapon that would destroy virtual-novel.net life.
If there was a next life, virtual-novel.net wanted to be a fish that only had seven seconds of memory. That way, virtual-novel.net could forget all the pain.
Not long after, Madeline was tried in court for murder. People usually begged to live but Madeline’s heart was so broken virtual-novel.net had lost all will to live.
In the court, Madeline wore a prison uniform. Her face was pale and virtual-novel.net hair disheveled, looking just like a wild ghost.
She saw Meredith dressed up beautifully, accompanying Eloise and Sean. Even Jeremy had come, probably to see what virtual-novel.net sentence was. He probably wanted to see virtual-novel.net get sentenced to jail, never to have a chance to redeem herself again.
Madeline could not help but laugh bitterly. She felt like virtual-novel.net was certain to be deemed guilty, and either sentenced to life in prison or even given the death sentence, but virtual-novel.net did not expect that there would be a lawyer present to defend her.
This lawyer was extremely professional and was quite well known in the field as well. He provided a very important piece of evidence.
At the crime scene, they found a napkin stained with Madeline’s blood. On the napkin were the fingerprints of a third person. However, these fingerprints were not present in any criminal records, nor have they managed to figure out who it belonged to.
Madeline suddenly recalled that Meredith had hit virtual-novel.net face, which resulted in virtual-novel.net blood getting onto Meredith’s hand. After that, Meredith had used a napkin to wipe off the blood before throwing it on the floor. That napkin had to have been left behind my Meredith!
Meredith definitely had a hand in Brittany’s death!
Madeline did not voice out anything in court, but plans began to form in virtual-novel.net mind.
Thanks to that suspicious fact, Madeline could not be sentenced and was let free by the court.
However, Eloise and Sean did not let the matter rest. They were convinced that Madeline was the murderer who killed Brittany, and Meredith had been whispering false advice into their ears.
Madeline left the court dressed in simple clothing. The sun shone brightly, but virtual-novel.net heart was dead inside.
She closed virtual-novel.net reddened eyes. Even if virtual-novel.net did not have much longer to live and could not fight against Meredith and Jeremy, virtual-novel.net felt that, if virtual-novel.net really was to die, virtual-novel.net could not afford to let Meredith continue free and unfettered.
Madeline sent in a letter of resignation, and after resting for two days, virtual-novel.net returned to that forest outside of the city. She wanted to find evidence, evidence that would prove that Meredith was the real killer.
Madeline did not expect virtual-novel.net would actually find it. It was a studded earring from Chanel, covered under a pile of grass. There were still traces of dried blood on it.
Perhaps the snow had covered up the earring before, or maybe it was an act of god, but an earnest smile finally showed on Madeline’s face.
She stood up, and as virtual-novel.net was about to leave, virtual-novel.net was surprised to see Jeremy had come.
He took large strides as virtual-novel.net walked over, and his handsome and cool face was quickly right in front of her. Madeline held the earring in front of Jeremy’s eyes. “Jeremy, I guess you would recognize these earrings? They’re Meredith’s!”
Jeremy looked at Madeline’s big eyes that were filled with anticipation, furrowing his eyebrows as virtual-novel.net said, “Do you know why you can stand here freely right now?’
Madeline was taken aback, not understanding what Jeremey meant.
“The lawyer was hired by me.” He answered, much to Madeline’s surprise.
He actually hired a lawyer for her!
“Why? Why did you help me?” Madeline was extremely astonished. Her heartbeat sped up as virtual-novel.net awaited Jeremy’s answer.
Seeing Madeline look at virtual-novel.net with such anticipation, Jeremy’s lips curled up into an evil smile, startling Madeline.
“Didn’t you say you don’t love me anymore? Why does it feel like that’s a lie?”