402\u2013Backfired Badly\u00a0<\/p>\n
Madeline:\u00a0<\/p>\n
All eyes were fixed Yuvonne now. I could not even express what I was feeling. It did not matter because there was someone else staring at her hard enough to show that he was also upset. That person was none other than Ron.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat do you have to say about these messages?\u201d Mr. Robinson pressed her.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Tears began to roll down her face as she looked around the room, likely noticing how everyone was watching her with the same expression, a look of disgust and disbelief.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI admit to sending those messages,\u201d she replied, pausing as the leaders began to shake their heads in disbelief. \u201cBut I swear I did not expect it to go that far. Whatever happened to me truly happened. I did not lie about it.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
She let out a small, hopeless cry.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThey were supposed to stop. I understand that I seem like a liar and someone who brought this upon herself, but the truth is much darker. Those men were supposed to stop, but they did not. I became a victim.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
As she cried and spoke about her pain, I looked around and noticed that nobody, not a single person, seemed to show empathy for her except Ron. He carried mixed emotions, and I could only wonder why. 1\u00a0<\/p>\n
Earlier, she had been furious with him and accused him of sending warriors who could not save her.\u00a0<\/p>\n
But now it was revealed that throughout the messages, she was the one who informed the men how to stop them, where to look for the weapons first, and everything else.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThat, however, is not what this case was about.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Suddenly, Mr. Robinson pulled his hands back, moving away from the topic.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIt was only to show that Luna Yuvonne is capable of twisting narratives,\u201d he remarked.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The leaders began writing something down.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cNow let us talk about your home,\u201d Mr. Robinson continued. \u201cYour home life has been very disturbing. Madeline lived with you. The woman you are supporting right now.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
He questioned her, and she nodded. She could barely turn her head toward me.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWell then, let\u2019s discuss that,\u201d Mr. Robinson told her with a wide smirk on his lips.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He looked like the kind of man who would quietly kill someone and then attend their funeral to pay respects.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cCan you tell me how much you bullied her?\u201d he asked. \u201cHow much pain did you and your family cause her?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
The question made Yuvonne look around in desperation.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI was just a child back then, and when everything happened, I tried to-\u201d she started, but she could not finish.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Mr. Robinson chuckled.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cNow let\u2019s talk about you defending her,\u201d he continued. \u201cAre you supporting a woman who went rogue because of you in the first place?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
He stated this as he pulled out another receipt.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThese are text emails and messages Yuvonne sent to news outlets, especially Sherry\u2019s channel, to expose Madeline\u2019s background, her secret diary pages, and everything on her wedding day.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
He submitted the files, and I lowered my head. How did I forget about it? How did I forgive her so quickly?\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cLike I said, I am a different person now,\u201d Yuvonne muttered.\u00a0<\/p>\n
AU\u2013BURERVICE ENTERTY\u00a0<\/p>\n
+25 Bonus\u00a0<\/p>\n
She had no more excuses.\u00a0<\/p>\n
My gaze shifted toward Ron. He already looked defeated, and now discovering that his wife had been acting like the same people as Elgin and Graham before marrying him was devastating.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI am sorry, but what does this have to do with Madeline\u2019s character?\u201d Mr. Henry snapped at Mr. Robinson, though I could tell his words no longer carried much weight.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Mr. Robinson was not finished.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He walked to his table and returned with a plastic bag filled with candies, chocolates, and cookies of different kinds.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThese were taken from Yuvonne\u2019s home yesterday,\u201d he stated. \u201cHer mother was preparing them.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
He leaned forward.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cCare to tell us what these candies and cookies contain, Luna Yuvonne?\u201d Mr. Robinson demanded in a harsh tone.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI do not know. My mother prepares these,\u201d Yuvonne responded, turning to look at me directly, because I remembered that the same candies had been brought by her for my children.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cSo, respected council leaders, these cookies contain poison,\u201d he continued. \u201cA poison that clouds a person\u2019s judgment and convinces them of things that are not real, along with other symptoms and effects that we cannot fully identify.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
As soon as he said that, it struck me. I remembered how she had insisted that my children eat them. Why? What was she trying to do to them?\u00a0<\/p>\n
In the end, it was clear that no one, not a single person in the court was looking at Yuvonne the same way they had before. \u201cAnd maybe that was how Luna Yuvonne convinced Ron that she was the right woman for him. Maybe he was never in love with her. Maybe she trapped him by feeding him those candies. She spent most of the time cooking in the cabin, did she not?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
As Mr. Robinson continued speaking, I began to feel dizzy, as if I could no longer tell what was true anymore.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd that is how, when Graham and Elgin arrived that night, Madeline and Baxter had already been fed that poison,\u201d he stated. \u201cThey were following Yuvonne\u2019s orders. So yes, in a sense, I must say Madeline is innocent because she did not act on her own. Graham and Elgin are as well, as they are telling the truth from their side.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
As he finished, the entire court erupted in gasps.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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