Fated To Three Betrayed By All Until She Rose (Leilani) by Ahvahh novel Chapter 179

Chapter 179: Community Service.

Leilani.

"Gavin, you do not know what you are saying?!"

"Gavin, do you have any idea what you’re doing?!"

"I can’t believe he would say something like that!"

Shouts erupted in the courtroom, but despite all of this, one thing was constant: He never took his eyes off me.

He never stopped smiling at me.

And somehow, it felt as though he was trying to communicate with me in a way that no one else would understand. But I didn’t either.

My heart raced as I continued to watch him raise the envelope over his head, not faltering even when the screams around us were getting louder with each passing second; not even when father rose to his feet, pointing a shaky finger at him as he growled; "Do you know what you’re doing?!"

"Yes," Gavin replied quietly, seemingly unbothered before his eyes met mine again for the nth time this morning.

I turned away from him to look at the judge who sighed then shook her head, her brows furrowed in confusion.

"Order!" A voice yelled out but I was too in my element to know who it was. And funny enough, I couldn’t find my voice so speaking was as good as impossible.

"ORDER!" The voice yelled again, and this time, everyone stopped talking and turned to the front of the room, and in that moment, I finally managed to glance once at Chalice, not missing the way her eyes had hardened so much, it was a miracle that she hadn’t turned into stone, nor the slight tremor which she now tried so hard to hide.

Earlier today, she’d been all cocky and mean towards me, and it was funny that all of that has now disappeared, morphing into something that now looked like fear.

Her eyes snagged on mine and the frown on her face deepened. But instead of returning it, I simply smiled back at her, revelling in the horror that fleeted past her features.

Call me wicked, but I love love the turnout of events. I love how embarrassed she seemed... and I wished... oh goddess, I wish I could hurt her in more ways than this.

"Mr Blackthorne, are you sure of the evidence with you?" This time, it was my lawyer who asked Gavin and my heart began to hammer when he nodded firmly.

"Yes, I am."

At his answer, Chalice recoiled and let out a small cry. I saw him turn his gaze to her, his eyes soft; and even though I had half expected him to give up right there and then— because you know, she used to be his precious little sister— he didn’t.

"Present it to the court then." My lawyer stated, and at that, my breath hitched.

An uncomfortable silence settled between us and I watched in curiosity as he made his way to the front of the court room.

Amidst the silent chaos, he and two other men began to assemble the evidence before the judge and by the time they finished, the awkwardness in the air had gotten so thick and so tense, it could literally be cut through with a knife.

A tremor ran through me when the projector clicked on again and to my utmost satisfaction, tons and tons of images began to play out on the screen.

Some of them were my medical records.

Some were images of me battered and beaten to stupor.

The memories they brought made me tremble despite my need to not show weakness; and as it progressed, it began to take a different darker turn: It showed the chats between Chalice and some strange numbers. It showed how the ’number’ they’d found on my old phone was linked to her.

The video of the gangbang came up next, and in the end... the very end where no one’s ever seen, it showed her taking off her wig and slipping to the floor, all covered in sweat and cum.

I gasped.

Goddess, I knew that I had always suspected this outcome, but I still gasped because I couldn’t control the shock I felt upon learning that my suspicions were true.

Heck, I was satisfied.

However, do you know what was even more satisfactory?

The looks on my parents’ faces. The shocked looks on Kael and Zevran’s faces.

—And the embarrassment on Chalice’s.

She could not move. She could not speak. She simply sat there like a statue, shaking as she tried to force incoherent words out of her mouth and failed woefully.

My heart filled with warmth when Father slowly sat down, his face red with embarrassment. I watched him as he planted his hands on his face, and maybe this was supposed to be the part where I would feel pity for him. The part where I should’ve let bygones be bygones... But no.

I smirked.

"It has now been established that all the so-called evidence against my client was false, and for this, I am pushing that because the defendants are guilty of the said crimes, they should be charged for emotional, mental and physical abuse of my client... including battery. They ought to also pay for the damages their negligence caused to her reputation, her overall health and wellbeing, and—"

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