The Pampering CEO: Don't Mess With My Secretly-Married Sweet Wife

Chapter 224 Blood-Stained Earring

In the room.

"What should we do now? What should we do now? Mandy is such a fool. How could she think of filling a lawsuit against Susan?” Madam Jenkins was anxious.

“Don’t worry, Mom." Unlike Madam Jenkins, Charlotte was still able to keep her calm. "Dad’s body has been cremated. All of the servants knew nothing of it, and the only maid involved in it was your confidant. She's i n America right now, so as long as she doesn’t show u p, everything will be alright."

"Besides..." Charlotte paused as a dark glint flitted across her eyes, "It's Mandy who wants to go against Susan this time, so it has nothing to do with us

Jenkins. I’m sure Julian knows about it as well. He will not unleash his fury on us, so just let him deal with Mandy."

"You're right." Madam Jenkins finally calmed down.

"Not only that, but under the circumstances where there is no solid evidence, it'll be impossible for Susan to prove her innocence. Even if we can't convict her of her crime, the rumors will be a lot for her to deal with,” Charlotte continued, her eyes flared with a cold glint.

She heard Susan was pregnant. Right now, she just hoped that this incident would affect her so much that it could cause her to lose her kid. It was only then that she would feel happy for whatever Susan did to her last time.

She was certain that this lawsuit would be very interesting. She wanted to go to the scene and have a good look at Susan's face.

As the matter continued to grow, three days soon passed and it was the day of the hearing.

The case had received a lot of attention from the citizens in Ningcheng City. On top of that, the court decided that the hearing would be an open hearing. A s such, the hall was still filled to the brim although it could hold 500 people at once.

Like a lone warrior, Mandy stood as still as a ramrod o n the plaintiff's seat, shooting daggers at Susan who was walking into the court.

Susan was still as gentle as before. It seemed as if the rumor had not affected her in any way.

What made Mandy jealous the most was that Julian stood by Susan's side in a protective gesture the entire time. He helped her walk through the aisle and his eyes had never left her since the moment they stepped into the court. Even though she was an outsider, she could see how much Julian loved Susan.

Mandy turned and looked at Luke, her husband.

She noticed that Luke was looking at Susan as well!

Her fingers dug deep into her palm as a maniac light appeared in her eyes.

She did not tell anybody about her witness and the evidence. Right now, everyone including Luke assumed that this case would only affect Susan's reputation since there was no solid evidence to prove that she was the murderer. Only she knew that if she wished, she could send Susan into jail.

A triumphant grin crossed Mandy's face.

'Nobody is going to save you this time, Susan. I swear you'll get the punishment you deserve this time!' 1

"The hearing is almost starting. Susie, I've applied to sit for you in the defendant's seat. You just wait for me here," Julian said.

"Julian," Susan called out to him. She then put her hand on top of his as a determined expression dawned upon her face. She said, "I'll go myself, Julian. You have done a lot for me, and if I can't face it myself on the last step, wouldn't it make me a useless person?"

"But..." Julian frowned.

"Don't worry about me, Julian. I have to settle some scores with them myself,” Susan smiled, but her smile did not reach her eyes.

She had been haunted by one nightmare after another for so long because of the incident. She had lost count of how many times she would wake up from the nightmare. She had lost count of how many times she wept in guilt until her pillow was wet with her tears.

She did not deserve any of this. Those who should have suffered what she suffered were sitting innocently in the audience as if they were the victims.

Susan cast a glance at Madam Jenkins and then she rose to her feet.

Looking at her determined look, Julian did not persuade her anymore. He helped Susan walk over to the defender’s seat first before sitting down in a seat that was nearest to her.

"Thank you for today, Mandy," Susan said flatly as she looked at Mandy.

"Thank me?" Mandy narrowed her eyes. “Are you insulting me?"

Susan was tickled pink by her reaction. Mandy could not be blamed as she was still kept in the dark up until now. However, Susan was not in the right mode t o explain so much to her.

"The hearing will begin now." As the hammer landed o n the table, the hearing started.

On the plaintiff’s side, the judge demanded Mandy hand over all the evidence.

Mandy looked at Susan and then shot a retaliatory glare at Luke before shouting, "The evidence is with m e now."

After that, she took an earring out, "I guess everyone knows about a certain piece of news from during the wedding between me and Luke Jenkins. At that time,

Julian attended our wedding with a mysterious girl. Now, as we all know, the mysterious girl was none other than Susan. And this earring is one of the earrings that she wore on that night. This earring was stained with the late Mr. Richard Jenkins's blood, and it's enough to prove that Susan has a huge relationship to this case.”

After Mandy handed the evidence, she threw a triumphant gaze at Susan.

Truth be told, there were several servants on the scene that night. However, their mouths were sealed, so they might not help her with the alibi. Besides, the witness’s testimony was not as convincing as solid evidence.

"Ms. Ainsley, are you certain that this earring belongs t o Ms. Shelby?” the judge asked.

"Many media and press took photos on the wedding day, and one of them took down a picture of Julian entering the wedding with Susan. Although Julian protected Susan at that time and only her profile was shown, the earring could be seen clearly in the photo.” Mandy had done her homework well. She did not just sit idly and wait for three days.

She handed in another photo.

The judge looked at the photo and then turned to Susan, "Ms. Shelby, do you have anything to say?”

"The earring is indeed mine," Susan said, nodding.

A victorious smile crept onto Mandy's lips when she heard Susan claim that the earring was hers.

She looked at Susan, wanting to see the flustered expression on her face, but she was disappointed. There was nothing but only calmness on Susan's face right now.

Mandy clenched her fist.

'Hmph! I want to see who will be laughing at the end, Susan Shelby!’

After some discussion, the judge called someone to take the blood on the pearl to do a cross-check with Richard’s blood.

Luke was Richard's son, so it was easy to know whether or not the blood in the pearl belonged to Richard. Text © by N0ve/lDrama.Org.

The evidence was sent away.

The hearing was paused as they waited for the result.

Mandy would look at Susan from time to time. She wanted to see her suffer, but she was disappointed again and again.

'You're such a great actor, Susan Shelby. I would like t o see if you are still able to keep that calm face or not a t the end of the day!' Mandy thought, gritting her teeth.

The blood test would take at least half an hour, but after five minutes, a person wearing a white lab coat who seemed to be the testing staff marched into the court.

He shouted, “The testing kits are very valuable assets. Can you guys stop being so facetious? This is not funny at all!”

"Funny?" Everyone was confused.

"There is no blood on the pearl. It’s just a kind of special pigment which is very similar to blood. How d o you want me to test this? If it's not a joke, then what i s it?" the person said.

"What? Special pigment? That is not possible!" Mandy was stunned.