Chapter 11 - The Tense Pre-Trial Deposition In Downtown Chicago
Two weeks later, both legal teams gathered in a high-rise conference room overlooking the Chicago River for formal depositions. Evelyn sat across from David and Elena, wearing a black designer dress, trying desperately to look composed.
Her lawyer, a slick criminal defense attorney named Richard Vance, tried to question Elena's credibility as a surrogate. "Isn't it true, Miss Elena, that you agreed to this arrangement purely for financial gain?" Richard asked aggressively.
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David slammed his hand onto the oak table, standing up so fast his leather chair rolled back into the glass wall. "Do not speak to her like that in my presence, Richard!" David warned, his voice echoing across the room.
Arthur Pendelton slid a tablet across the table, playing a clear video recording of Evelyn hitting Elena in the kitchen three weeks prior. Richard Vance went completely silent, closing his folder as he realized his case was utterly unwinnable.
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