Chapter 11
On the second day of the trial, Chloe took the stand in her defense, attempting a desperate, tearful performance.
"I was under immense pressure from the board... they told me the merger couldn't proceed if Sarah had the baby," Chloe wept on the stand.
Prosecutor Thorne stepped forward during cross-examination, his sharp eyes fixing on the defendant with razor-sharp intensity.
"Is it true that you personally selected the emerald green dress to blend in with the mansion's interior color scheme during the attack?" Thorne asked.
Chloe hesitated, her mouth parting in shock as she realized the prosecution had tracked every detail of her meticulous planning.
"I... I don't remember what I was wearing," Chloe stammered, losing her composure under the relentless questioning.
"You planned every second of it, expecting the blind spots in the room to hide your actions from the world," Thorne accused firmly.
He pointed directly at the ceiling security camera exhibit displayed on the courtroom monitors as indisputable proof.
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"You forgot about the one witness you couldn't bribe, intimidate, or manipulate," Thorne declared, pointing at the camera icon.
Judge Miller watched the spectacle with stern judicial disapproval, banging her gavel to restore order in the restless gallery.
