Dark Revenge Of An Unwanted Wife The Twins Are Not Yours novel Chapter 144

Chapter 144: The Court Case VII

"I think he heard wrong."

"Of course he heard wrong! The man is as foolish as ever. Fiona has washed all wisdom away from his brain."

"Maybe he never even spoke with the hacker. Perhaps he just made this up to smear Athena in front of the elders. Fiona really suits him."

Ewan tuned them out. Their aggravated words were like piercing darts puncturing his skull. He longed to cover his ears or hold his head to block out their incessant chatter, but he was in court, and he needed to maintain his composure. He couldn’t appear weak!

But Athena bobbed her head, glancing at Elder Timothy. "What do you think?"

Elder Timothy, however, remained silent. His expression, though, betrayed his thoughts. Did Ewan come to the council to play games?

"About the backer Ewan mentioned..." Athena sighed, feigning weariness. "He is just an old friend who owed me a favor. Because of Ewan, I collected that debt, believing I was doing something good, not realizing he’d come to court and stab me in the back!"

If not for the elders’ presence, Ewan might have been pelted with slippers by now.

Elder Timothy, seeing the brewing anger in the congregation, sighed in resignation; he couldn’t allow things to descend into chaos. After all, Ewan’s father had once been his friend before his tragic death.

"Is that all, Athena?"

Athena paused, staring thoughtfully at the old man before breaking into laughter. "Is that all? Oh no, Elder Timothy. I’m just getting started!"

Alfonso nearly wet himself at her sudden declaration.

What had he been thinking, believing Athena would go down easily? Hadn’t she shown him enough subtle hints that she was no longer the same woman from six years ago?

This was Ewan’s fault for dragging the shady woman into court! Now, he might lose everything he had fought for, including his wife.

"Is that so, Doctor Athena? Please, go on," Elder Timothy said, leaning back in his chair, already sensing the case’s outcome, especially with the thin smirk playing on Old Mr. Thorne’s lips.

Athena nodded her thanks and turned to the audience.

"Now, you may recall I mentioned that my recent kidnappings by the gang were no longer related to my research but were instead tied to a personal vendetta..."

The crowd echoed their agreement, including some of the elders, like students eager for a teacher’s lecture.

"Well, the missing link is Fiona. As it turns out, she instructed Morgan to eliminate me and the children."

"That’s a lie!" Fiona screamed, rising from her seat for the third time.

Elder Timothy banged the gravel. "Fiona, take your seat!"

Reluctantly, Fiona sank back down.

Elder Timothy turned to Athena. "That’s a bold accusation. Do you have proof?"