Chapter 529: Tommy, be my boyfriend
In a few days, the trial will begin? That's really fast.
"I'm fine. I actually want to go to court. I also want to know why she falsely accused me."
Since Hestia had been working at The Knight Manor for a long time, Stellan had no impression of her, let alone any grudges.
Why was it so certain that Stellan was the one who pushed Marigold down the stairs?
"You really want to go to court?"
"Yes."
"Alright, then I'll go with you." Since Stellan wanted to go, he would accompany her.
Knowing that the trial would start in a few days, Stellan was also looking forward to this day. She wanted to see if Hestia could continue to slander her in front of the judge's questioning.
Hestia did not expect to be sued by Stellan. On the day of the trial, Stellan saw her for the first time, completely unfamiliar.
As the trial began, Hestia stood at the defendant's seat, her eyes slightly lowered, not looking directly at Stellan and Alaric sitting at the plaintiff's seat.
"Now, Ms. Sharp, do you have any evidence to prove that Mrs. Knight pushed Marigold down the stairs?" Stellan's defense attorney Alvin asked.
"I don't have any proof, but I saw it with my own eyes!" Hestia insisted confidently. "Doesn't that make me a witness? The person who testified for Mrs. Stellan Knight said Mrs. Marigold Knight fell by herself, and they didn't have any proof either, right?"
Stellan did not expect Hestia to argue back. With how confident and sharp she was, she didn't seem like an ordinary maid with little education.
At this time, Alvin presented the surveillance video from that time, but due to the angle, it was not clear whether Stellan pushed Marigold. The video showed only the two of them on the stairs.
"This is the surveillance video from the incident. This is a reconstructed floor plan of The Knight Manor. Now, show me where you were standing and from what angle you saw this scene."
Alvin handed the floor plan and a pen to Hestia, then said, "You have been working at The Knight Manor for many years, so you should be quite familiar with the structure of the villa. Please circle the location where you were standing within one minute."
Hestia took the pen and quickly circled a spot: "I was standing roughly here."
After Hestia circled the spot, Alvin immediately used 3D imaging to reconstruct the villa's interior. From the position she marked, it was indeed possible to see Stellan and Marigold.
When this result came out, Alaric and Stellan were also surprised. It seemed flawless.
"I really saw it. It was Mrs. Stellan Knight who accidentally pushed Mrs. Marigold Knight down."
"I did not." Faced with such false accusations, Stellan couldn't hold back, "You are slandering me!"
Seeing Stellan's agitation, Alaric was worried and quickly advised, "Stellan, leave it to Alvin. You are pregnant and need to stay calm."
"I'm really not lying. I'm just a regular maid with no power or influence, and I have no grudge against Mrs. Knight. Why would I falsely accuse her? And why would I be so foolish as to offend the powerful? I'm just an ordinary person. I'm also afraid of retaliation, afraid of being killed. If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, how would I dare to spread such a rumor? Your Honor, please see the truth!"
Hestia always seemed to speak reasonably, and given people's natural tendency to sympathize with the weak, it really felt like she wasn't lying.
"I..." Stellan was about to say something when the nausea from morning sickness hit her. Seeing this, Alaric quickly carried her out of the courtroom.
Given the current situation, with both sides sticking to their stories and Stellan's health issues, the judge said, "Court is adjourned for today. We will reconvene in three days."
Stellan vomited in the restroom for a long time. Alaric regretted it deeply. He shouldn't have agreed to let her go to court. As a pregnant woman, the more emotional and angry she got, the worse her morning sickness became.
"How are you feeling? Any better?" Alaric asked worriedly after she finished vomiting.
"Better."
"It's really my fault. I shouldn't have let you come."
"It's not your fault. I wanted to come myself." Thinking about what had just happened in court, Stellan felt very angry. "I really didn't push Marigold. I don't know why she insists on falsely accusing me."
"Someone must be behind Hestia, directing her. When she decided to step forward to accuse you, she was already fully prepared."
From the last time Alaric went to see Hestia alone to this time, he was certain that this was not the psychological quality and logical ability of an ordinary maid.
"So the person behind her wants to drive a wedge between us? Or they want to send me to prison and ruin our family?" Stellan felt truly scared after asking this.
Ruin our family? Isn't this just like what happened to the Storm family back then?
At this moment, Alvin came over to inform them that the court was adjourned and would reconvene in three days.
"Stellan, wait for me in the car outside. I need to talk to Alvin for a bit."
"Okay." Stellan nodded and then walked out.
As Stellan was about to get into the car, she saw Hestia also coming out of the courthouse.
Seeing Stellan, Hestia clearly wanted to avoid her, but Stellan blocked her path and asked, "What grudge do you have against me? Why are you falsely accusing me?"
"Mrs. Knight, please don't joke. What grudge could I have against you? I'm just stating the facts."
"Still lying here!"
"Mrs. Knight, let's wait for the court's decision. I need to go now." After saying this, Hestia walked around her and left.
At this moment, Stellan also believed Alaric's words. Someone must be behind Hestia!
Just then, her phone rang. It was Tommy calling.
"Tommy."
"I heard your defamation case against Hestia went to court today. How did it go? Any results?"
"Not yet. The court is adjourned for now and will reconvene in three days."
"I see. Well, stay calm and please let me know the result in three days."
"Okay."
Seeing Tommy on the phone, Gillian leaned over and asked, "Another work call?"
"Not exactly." Tommy checked the time and voiced, "It's time for our workout."
"Alright."
Gillian felt much better because she'd been working out under his guidance for the past few of days.
Today, they tried out a new piece of gym equipment. Tommy was about to demonstrate when Gillian quickly stopped him, "Your arm injury hasn't healed yet."
"That little injury is nothing."
"Still, no."
"Don't believe me?" Tommy then got into a push-up position.
"Get on."
What? Gillian didn't understand.
"I said, get on my back."
He wanted her to sit on his back while he did push-ups? How was that possible?
"Are you crazy? I weigh almost 110 pounds. Your arm is already injured, and if I get on, then you..."
"Whether I can or not, you'll know in a moment. Get on."
Gillian really didn't believe it and didn't want to, but since he insisted, she carefully sat cross-legged on his back.
Tommy started doing push-ups quickly, which startled Gillian, and he did it effortlessly.
Gillian was truly amazed. This required incredible arm strength, and he still had an injury.
"Okay, stop. Let me get down." Gillian couldn't bear it and quickly tried to get off, but as he was still moving, she rolled off his back.
Seeing Gillian fall to the ground, Tommy instinctively reached out to help her. Tommy was in a push-up position, face down, while Gillian was lying on the ground.
Their eyes met at a very close distance.
"Are you okay? Let me help you up..."
Before Tommy could finish his sentence, Gillian hugged him and kissed his lips, leaving Tommy completely stunned, his whole body frozen.
Gillian kissed him for a while before letting go and directly said, "Tommy, be my boyfriend. Let me add some liveliness to your dull life. How about it?"
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