Chapter 10 - The Recorded Cruelty

The speakers echoed with Lily's helpless whimpers: "Aunt Vanessa, please stop! It hurts!"
Vanessa's cruel, mocking voice followed clearly: "Hold still, you little brat! Beauty belongs to my daughter, not a stray like you!"
Gasps of horror erupted throughout the gallery as several jurors covered their mouths in disgust.
Vanessa turned wildly toward her legal team, her composure completely shattering as she pounded her fists on the table.
"Turn it off! That's illegal wiretapping!" Vanessa shrieked hysterically, her eyes bulging with wild rage.
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The judge slammed her gavel down three times with thunderous force.
"Order in the court! The defendant will control herself or be removed to a holding cell immediately!" the judge roared.