Chapter 1020

Chapter 1020 Your Honor, We Have An Objection

Boom!

The judge’s words came as a bolt from the blue! Angela’s face turned ghastly pale all of a sudden!

How could this be?

Why would it be a death sentence?!

For the crime of murder, some got life imprisonment, and some only ten years imprisonment. But when it came to her father, why would he be sentenced to death directly? She could not accept it!!

But before she could speak, Martha chimed in, “Your Honor, we have an objection.”

People were equal before the law. Naturally, people could raise an objection and demand an answer. Even the defendant himself was entitled to the right to re–appeal.

So when Martha said so, no one argued with her. Everyone’s eyes fell on Martha who stood up slowly.

“Speak,” Calmly, the judge gave her consent to speak.

Martha said, “My husband had nothing to do with this. It was all my doing.”

Everyone was stunned by what she said.

The couple were both rushing to plead guilty?

People were somewhat surprised, but, on the other hand, they felt it made perfect sense. It was either they cared for each other as a couple or they had discussed it beforehand in private. Compared with a woman, a man was more capable of dealing with those things out there.

Angela thought there was still hope, but it surprised her to hear that her mother was to take her father’s place in the prison.

Her face grew paler, and tears fell uncontrollably.

Gloria looked over. She could see Angela’s grimace of sadness but not her tears.

She sneered at the bottom of her heart. Had she known what would happen today, why should she have done all those things at the beginning? She knew that Claude and his family would use every connection they had to reduce the penalty to a life sentence instead. He had to live so there was hope they could turn the table around someday.

She did not care whether it was a life sentence or only ten years. There was no way she could get out of prison in the short term. The item Corey gave her was the trump card.

She did not want them to have such a quick death. That way, the revenge became pointless. Only the

‘real sufferings they went through could make her feel satisfied and delighted.

Angela shook her head uncontrollably but couldn’t utter a word. What could she do?

Martha took a glance at Angela, gave her a loving smile and raised her hand to caress her cheek, wiping away her tears.

She slowly mouthed three words to her, “I am sorry.”

For an instant, Angela burst into tears!

Mother…

This was her mother…

Was her mother going to die?! Was she going to be sentenced to death?!

At this moment, she felt deeply distressed and agonized. Yet, there was nothing she could do about it. A moment ago, she was still the beloved lady White, her mother one of the most admired noble ladies of the upper class and her father an influential man, but now it turned out this way…

Ah!!!

She could not take it well, she wouldn’t accept the new arrangement of life!

She didn’t want her mother to die…!

When she was still trying to think through, Martha stared at the judge and spoke up again, “My husband has nothing to do with what happened. We lived under the same roof, and I was the one who cooked for my brother–in–law every day, but there are two things I need to clarify for myself.”

The judge nodded, beckoning her to continue.

Angela’s flustered heart suddenly calmed down, because she found that her mother was calm and even able to make a clarification for herself, which was… her hope to make a reduction in the sentence?