Chapter 143: The Court Case VI
"Everyone, please open your phones. Go to your chat list and tap a contact..." Athena instructed after thanking
the young man and gesturing for him to return to his seat.
"Now, check the contact’s name. Did you see any phone number right beneath it?"
A chorus of "no" and shaking heads echoed throughout the room. Ewan even checked his own phone.
"But look at mine..." Athena said, pointing at the projector board. "My number is right there underneath. As you
all can see, that obviously doesn’t happen! But Ewan was so desperate to seepainted as unfit to be a
mother that he believed a simple design page that could easily be created using any graphic design app."
Athena chuckled softly, shaking her head in disbelief. "But that’s not all."
Ewan and Fiona immediately perked up as Athena, now in possession of Fiona’s phone, navigated past the
pictures and headed straight for the real chat list.
Panic surged within Fiona, prompting her to leap to her feet. "Stop her!" She shouted, her eyes flashing wildly.
"She's invading my privacy!"
Alfonso, stoking the flames of chaos, turned to Elder Timothy, who seemed more curious than concerned about
what Athena was uncovering in Fiona’s phone. "Are you really not going to intervene, Chief? Isn't this against our
rules and regulations regarding phone privacy?"
Elder Timothy huffed in annoyance, commanding Athena to halt her actions. "What are you searching for, Doctor
Athena?"
"I'm looking for who sent the real pictures..." Athena replied, shrugging her shoulders. She unplugged Fiona’s
phone from the laptop and handed it to the latter; as Fiona had surged forward earlier, totally prepared to fight
to have her phone back before Athena went through it.
"However..." Athena continued as Fiona returned to her seat, "I cprepared."
Fiona staggered slightly at this declaration, before sinking into her chair forlornly.
Meanwhile, Ewan watched her intently, clenching and unclenching his fists. Fiona had truly played him for a fool.
What else had she lied about?
During the interval, Athena reached into her bag and pulled out another Iphone.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtFiona’s jaw dropped in shock as she recognized it. How had Athena gotten her hands on that? It should be with
Morgan!
"This is Lana’s phone. Lana was a friend of Fiona’s. I'm sure many of you know Lana and Zira, the two friends of
Fiona, who mysteriously died before they could be taken to prison— for stealing Old Mr. Thorne’s necklace and
attempting to poison me."
Echoes of acknowledgment rippled through the hall.
Fiona darted her eyes around, searching for a way to escape, but there was none. She inhaled deeply to calm
herself and mask her agitation, but it wasn’t working. She looked to Ewan for comfort as he had done earlier, but
he was regarding her with suspicion.
So, she resorted to scratching her inner palm intensely, indifferent to the pain that rose up consequentially. As a
matter of fact, it oddly helped her regain scomposure.
Yet, her heart pounded as Athena connected the phone to the system.
Without wasting any time, Athena accessed the chat list. Fiona’s chat was pinned, saved under the name
"Arrogant Bitch Fiona."
Instead of directing her fury at a deceased person, Fiona focused on the gathered crowd, silently praying that her
late friend had deleted any incriminating texts from the phone. But luck was not on her side today.
"Oh, what do we have here..." Athena cooed, opening the chat. "It seems there’s additional evidence..." She said,
highlighting the chat conversation on the screen.
Lana: "Fiona, don’t you think poisoning Athena is going too far? She’s treating your mother, remember?"
Fiona: "She and my mother can go to hell. My men will give you the poison. Hurry up if you want my Louis
Vuitton bag."
"Well, it looks like our dear Fiona was also behind the poisoning scheme." Athena remarked with feigned surprise,
but Ewan could easily see the sly smile curling her lips. Of course, she had known all along!
Was that why she had looked at him with pity during the party? Anger burned within him, and the throbbing in
his head intensified. Fiona... he ground his teeth in fury, and Fiona shrank slightly at the deathly growl that
emanated from his throat.
But she couldn't leave her seat; the council rules forbade it. There was no escape from this nightmare.
"Well, that aside, we're looking for spictures..." Athena said nonchalantly, scrolling through the chats as if
the poisoning discussion were inconsequential.
While the hall buzzed with conversation...
Margaret was astounded too, unable to fathom that her daughter might want her dead as well. Was Alfonso
aware of this?
Moments later, the incriminating pictures with chats materialized.
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Fiona: "Who?"
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"It’s a lie! This was fabricated!"
But her weak protests were met with laughter from the audience.
"Fabricated? You must be joking!" Someone called from the crowd. "Didn't you see the phone or the clarity of the
evidence?"
"Sit down now! Don’t disgrace yourself further!" Ewan growled through gritted teeth.
Fiona had no choice but to comply, sinking back into her chair, defeated. But Athena was just getting started.
"So, she orchestrated the pictures and the poisoning, as you can all see."
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