After Reborn, I Become a Billionaire
Chapter 559 Fight Back

Chapter 559 Fight Back

The judge and jurors left the court.

Things got less tense. The audience was chatting and discussing, wondering how long Oscar would be sentenced to jail based on the crimes he'd committed. Some of them thought he'd be put in the electric chair. After all, he had killed a woman. According to the law of Northfield, the official of the City Hall would take harsher punishment.

It was noisy. Hannah just kept looking at Oscar, who was lean. The prison uniform couldn't take his charisma away. He looked as dashing as before.

Oscar noticed Hannah's eyes and he smiled at her. He just took it lightly.

Hannah felt like crying again. She had no idea if Oscar knew he'd be acquitted of innocence or not. Oscar would smile at her any time, looking like he wouldn't be upset when he saw her around.

Hannah got emotional, and even Susan could feel it. She took Hannah's hand and comforted her, "Don't worry. All will be fine."

Susan wasn't stupid. She knew Oscar would probably be harshly punished by law this time, considering his horrible "crimes". But she couldn't understand why the court had asserted he was guilty since he didn't have the motive. But she knew little about the law, so she couldn't figure it out. She could do nothing else but stay with Hannah anxiously.

Half an hour later, the judge and jurors came back to the court.

Everyone sat properly. The court was quiet again.

The judge struck his gavel and was bout to pass the sentence.

"Your Honor, I can prove my client is innocent," Josh said.

Before that, he had been stalling for the time until he got a hint from Hannah. Finally, it was his show time.

The judge was a little surprised.

"Objection! Counsel for the defence, you couldn't provide any evidence just now. How can you do it now? You're just wasting our time." The prosecutor said. "Objection sustained!"

"Hold on." Melvin suddenly stood up.

On behalf of the Investigation Department, he had the right to speak. And the judge couldn't afford to offend him.

"What else would you like to add?" the judge said immediately.

"The defence attorney assured that he has evidence to prove his client is innocent, and he has the right to speak before the trial."

The judge looked a little bewildered. All he needed to do was pass a sentence to bring an end to the case. Everything would be settled once Oscar was sentenced to death.

Melvin said without permission from the judge, "Mr Aaron, we'll give you the last chance to defend your client. All your statements afterwards will have no legal effect if you can't provide the evidence. More importantly, we'll sentence the defendant to the highest standard for his bad attitude." He said it so possessively that he had stunned the crowd.

Josh hesitated for a few seconds.

Some audience mocked Oscar, while Charles put on an evil smile. He had thought Melvin Balderston would affect the decided result of the trial. To his surprise, Melvin did him a favour to have made it more reasonable that Oscar would be more harshly punished.

As expected, the Balderston family didn't have the balls to act against the Collins family. Probably, the latter would become the most powerful and influential family in the country. And, Charles believed his life would be at its peak if he won the trust and support of the Collins family.

Charles had nearly lost himself in his daydream.

He tried hard to calm down and allowed no more mistakes at this crucial moment.

It was a good show but he got to do his job. So, he went out of the public gallery and left with permission.

Theodore followed him.

When Charles was about to make a call in the restroom, Theodore showed up and said, "Mr Sawyer, don't you always wish to see Oscar being sentenced? What's wrong? Why did you leave at the most breathtaking moment?"

Charles looked like shit. He couldn't make a call with Theodore standing right in front of him.

"Don't you shit?" Theodore smiled again.

Charles glanced at him, gritted his teeth and went into a private room.

Theodore also went into and stood next to him, and made some noises.

Charles couldn't make a call, and he was afraid of being caught if he texted. Theodore interrupted him on purpose.

Charles paused a little and left. Theodore followed him from somewhere just right.

At that moment, Charles felt something was off, but he couldn't confirm it. He simply went around the courthouse over and over again. As one of the suspects, he wasn't allowed to leave before the trial was

over.

He returned to the public gallery, where he wasn't allowed to keep his phone on. He turned off his phone and went back to his seat. Theodore also went back to his seat with a wild smile.

It was about time.

"Agree. My client will accept harsher punishment of law if I can't provide the evidence." Josh said.

"Do you agree, Mr Wells?" Melvin asked.

"Agree." Oscar parted his thin lips and said in a slightly hoarse voice.

"In that case," Melvin spoke, "Your Honor, I suggest we give the defence attorney one more chance to defend his client."

"Agree." The judge said immediately because he'd been left with no other choice. And he couldn't offend the Balderston family either. At least, not at the moment.

"Counsel for the defence, please continue," Melvin said and sat back in his seat.

He remained serious, restrained, sophisticated and righteous through the whole process. The audience was impressed by the capacity and charm of the aristocratic family.

Hannah was surprised too. Although she had very few contacts with the Balderston family, not even in her previous life, sure enough, the descendant of an aristocratic family was quite different from the ordinary.

He gave people a feeling that he was above others in their knowledge and social skills.

Josh thanked him. He took a deep breath and stated in a heavy voice, "The prosecution party has proved to accuse my client of committing a crime of corruption, with evidence including the financial statement, the cash and the witnesses who've handled the project. Hereby, I can prove my client was set up, with valid evidence. First of all, about the cash, I got a video that can prove someone got the cash into my client's place when he was out. Your Honor, please take a look."