Chapter 17 - Richard Breaks Down On The Stand When Confronted With Evidence
Called as a surprise hostile witness by the prosecution, Richard Whittaker took the witness stand under oath.
He trembled as he placed his hand on the Bible, his fingers shaking so badly he could barely state his name.
The prosecutor projected the clinical camera recording of the hospital recovery room onto the massive courtroom screens.
The audio echoed across the silent room: "Don’t come home. You’ve done your part, but you’re still useless to this family."
Judge Vance turned his stern gaze toward Richard, waiting for an explanation that never came.
Richard clutched his chest, gasping for air as the crushing weight of his exposed cruelty finally broke his psychological defenses.
“I... I was just protecting my family's legacy,” Richard whimpered, tears spilling down his wrinkled cheeks.
“You didn't protect a family, Mr. Whittaker; you ran a criminal enterprise fueled by human exploitation,” Judge Vance stated coldly.
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Richard buried his face in his trembling hands, sobbing openly in front of the entire nation watching the live broadcast.
The myth of the brilliant, untouchable patriarch of Whittaker Industries was completely and permanently shattered.
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