Chapter 12
Throughout the two-week trial, the prosecution methodically dismantled every single defense argument Eleanor attempted to raise. Financial ledgers, audio recordings of verbal abuse, and medical logs proved her premeditated cruelty beyond doubt.
Christian took the witness stand on the eighth day, delivering a calm, factual testimony that sealed his mother's fate. He recounted how Eleanor systematically sabotaged his marriage and endangered Chloe's life for control of the estate.
The jurors listened with expressions of profound shock and disgust, taking detailed notes throughout his testimony. Eleanor stared at her hands during his entire statement, unable to meet her son's cold, unrelenting gaze.
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When her defense attorney attempted to cross-examine Christian, his questions were effortlessly parried by airtight facts. The defense rested its case without calling a single witness, knowing the battle was entirely lost before it began.
The courtroom buzzed with electric tension as the judge instructed the jury to begin their official deliberations.
