Chapter 7 - The Trial of the Century
The opening day of the trial was an absolute media circus.
News helicopters hovered loudly over the courthouse, capturing every single moment.
Inside the courtroom, the tension was so thick it was genuinely suffocating.
Clara took the witness stand, holding her head high despite the terrifying glare of her two sisters.
She recounted the horrifying events of the party with absolute, unwavering clarity.
"Victoria intentionally blocked my path so I could not reach my crying son," Clara testified, her voice echoing loudly in the silent room.
The defense lawyer aggressively tried to paint Clara as a hysterical, jealous younger sibling.
"Isn't it true that you were just desperate for your father's vast inheritance?" the lawyer barked.
"I do not care about the Thorne money, I only care about my innocent child," Clara fired back flawlessly.
When the prosecution played the viral video frame by frame, the jury members visibly recoiled in absolute horror.
Victoria's own lawyer quietly put his face in his hands, knowing the case was entirely unwinnable.
Beatrice cried continuously on the stand, attempting to play the pathetic victim of her older sister's manipulation.
However, the prosecution easily destroyed her defense by revealing her toxic internet search history.
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She had Googled 'accidental infant fire deaths' just three hours before the terrible party began.
The entire courtroom erupted into chaotic shouting at that horrific revelation.
