The trial begins, with the plaintiff, Sierra Sinclair, first presenting the lawsuit request and facts, followed by evidence presentation. After listening, the court summons witnesses to testify.
The witnesses entering the courtroom are Zenith employees who witnessed the incident involving Nina Sinclair and Sierra Sinclair on site. There are two women and one man in total.
The judge asks, "Were you at the scene, and did you see Nina Sinclair push Sierra Sinclair, resulting in Sierra’s miscarriage?"
The three nod simultaneously, "Yes."
One of them says, "We were admiring the mural on the outer wall when we heard a gasp. Turning around, we saw Sierra Sinclair on the ground."
Sierra Sinclair’s lawyer promptly says, "The defendant knew Sierra was pregnant and yet deliberately pushed her, causing the loss of her unborn child."
With a heavy expression, he says, "As a mother, losing one’s child is immensely painful. I hope the judge will severely punish the defendant to honor the child’s spirit in heaven!"
This statement incites anger among the live stream viewers, who flood the chat with comments.
"Nina Sinclair definitely did it on purpose!" ᴛhis chapter is ᴜpdated by ɴo(v)elFɪre.ɴet
"Exactly, doing something in front of so many people, it’s truly brazen!"
"Willing to stop at nothing to achieve her goals, harming an unborn child, it’s simply outrageous!"
From the audience, Sharon Lancaster knows Sierra is live streaming and has logged in with a fake account. Seeing the comments supporting Sierra, she was nearly provoked into a rage.
But she remembers Nina has evidence.
To not ruin what’s to come, she painfully holds back her anger.
The judge looks toward Nina Sinclair and asks, "Defendant, do you have anything to add or any evidence against what the plaintiff has presented?"
Nina Sinclair whispers something to the lawyer beside her.
Though she possesses the evidence, how to present it is up to her lawyer, who knows how to handle everything properly.
Since the lawyer was found by Julian Lancaster, Nina trusts him unconditionally.
Nina’s lawyer is silent for a moment before slowly speaking, "I have some doubts concerning the witnesses’ descriptions."
"Please go ahead," the judge agrees.
Nina’s lawyer looks at the Zenith employees and asks, "You say you heard Sierra’s voice and saw her on the ground, but did you see Nina Sinclair pushing her? Was it just a subjective assumption that Nina did it?"
The group is momentarily stunned, glancing at one another.
Indeed, they hadn’t actually seen it firsthand.
However, when they turned towards the sound, Sierra was already on the ground, and Nina was the only one in front of her. If not Nina, then who?
Nina’s lawyer sees this and smirks, continuing, "The defendant has new evidence. Please take a look."
The surveillance footage from the nearby building is then presented.
After watching, the judge frowns deeply; the footage is also shown to Sierra’s side. Everyone there is stunned after viewing it.
Nina Sinclair did not make any move from start to finish!
Insisting she pushed Sierra is a stretch—it looks more like Sierra tried to grab Nina but accidentally fell backward in a bizarre manner.
There is a strange feeling of intentionality to the fall.
Sierra’s face turns rigid, staring intensely at the surveillance in her hand. It indeed is the footage from that day and not a fabricated video.
Her hand at her side clenches tightly.
Hadn’t she checked to ensure there was nothing that could clear Nina’s name? Where did this surveillance come from?