My Mother-In-Law Shoved Me in Front of Everyone—But When My Husband Caught Me, He Finally Learned the Truth She Had Been Hiding for Years
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Chapter 19 - THE MATRIARCH’S TESTIMONY
Against her lawyer's strict advice, Eleanor took the witness stand in her own defense, desperate to control the narrative.
She adjusted her glasses with trembling hands, staring out at the jury with a manufactured look of sorrow.
"I loved my son more than life itself, and I was only trying to protect him from a gold-digger who wanted our fortune," Eleanor sobbed falsely.
The prosecutor stood up slowly, walking toward the witness box with a file folder held tightly in his hand.
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"Mrs. Sterling, is it true you embezzled four million dollars from the family trust to fund your private vanity projects?" the prosecutor asked sharply.
Eleanor stuttered, her false tears vanishing instantly as she realized the depth of the trap she had walked into.
