Chapter 10 - The Heiress Speaks
Lawyer: Miss Eleanor,
can you describe your relationship with the defendant,
prior to the wedding day?
Bride: I thought we were in love,
he was charming,
he was attentive,
he lied flawlessly.
Lawyer: Did he ever mention a previous marriage?
Or a child from a previous relationship?
Bride: Never,
he swore I was his first true love,
he told my father he was a bachelor with no attachments.
Lawyer: And how did you discover the truth?
Bride: Right at the altar,
as I was about to say my vows,
his real wife stood up and stopped the ceremony.
Lawyer: How did he react when confronted?
Did he confess immediately?
Bride: No,
he tried to lie his way out of it,
he called her crazy,
he told security to throw her out.
Lawyer: He tried to forcefully remove the mother of his child?
Bride: Yes,
he showed zero compassion,
zero guilt,
only panic that his scheme was ruined.
Lawyer: Objection,
calls for speculation on my client's state of mind,
the witness cannot know what he felt.
Judge: Sustained,
please stick to what you observed,
Miss Eleanor.
Bride: I observed a coward,
a man who would say anything to save his own skin,
he begged me to ignore her and marry him anyway.
Lawyer: He asked you to proceed with a bigamous marriage?
Bride: He said he would fix it quietly later,
he said her presence did not matter,
he treated her like garbage.
Lawyer: And what is your opinion of his character?
Bride: He has no character,
he is a sociopath disguised as a gentleman,
he destroys people for his own advancement.
Lawyer: Thank you, Miss Eleanor,
your testimony has been very enlightening,
no further questions.
Groom: This is a disaster,
she is butchering me,
the judge is looking at me like I am a serial killer.
Mother: Stay calm,
do not show any emotion,
let our lawyer handle the cross-examination.
Lawyer: Miss Eleanor,
is it not true that you are testifying out of spite?
Because my client rejected you?
Bride: He did not reject me,
I threw him out,
there is a massive difference.
Lawyer: But your pride was hurt,
and now you are seeking revenge,
exaggerating the events of that day.
Bride: I do not need to exaggerate,
the truth is ugly enough,
and I am here because I do not want him to hurt that little boy.
Lawyer: Very noble of you,
a sudden burst of maternal instinct from a billionaire heiress,
how convenient.
Bride: You can mock me all you want,
May you like
but I sleep well at night,
knowing I am not a monster like your client.
