“That damned saucy girl doesn’t even treat us as friends! She didn’t even tell us about such an important matter.” Like Rosiley, Ying Xiaoxiao was very angry at the thought of Yayoi hiding such an important matter from them. She felt both angry and distressed at the same time.
Rosiley comforted her with a smile. “She must have not wanted us to worry, so she chose to not say it.”
Ying Xiaoxiao snorted coldly, “Yeah right! She is the most considerate woman ever! And yet I don’t appreciate it!”
Rosiley smiled helplessly and then lifted her gaze to look in Yayoi’s direction. The smile on the corners of her lips faded away and a hint of worry surfaced in her eyes.
The Yangs’ corruption case had affected many people. A thorough investigation would definitely bring out a string of people. Hence, in order to cover up the truth, Yang Qianqian and Han Yichen had pushed Mr. and Mrs. Seneca to the front to be their scapegoats.
The Yangs and the Songs were like stones and eggs. There was no chance of fighting back at all.
Last time, Yayoi had taken a USB and used it to threaten Yang Qianqian, saying that it contained evidence. Later, they had asked and found out that it was all fake.
Uncle Zevg had said that he wanted to help Yayoi, but it was to no avail.
Although the Yang family was not as powerful as the big families like the Lu and Shen families, its influence was not to be underestimated.
Therefore, just like Yang Qianqian had said, she could easily mess with the Seneca family.
Unfortunately, it would not be that easy this time around.
The hearing started punctually.
Mr. and Mrs. Seneca were called up to the stand. Rosiley had not seen them in a long time.
When she saw them, her eyes turned red instantly.
Was that the Uncle and Auntie who had doted on them the most?
In her memory, Uncle Seneca was a little chubby, and there was always a trace of comic joy dancing over his round face. He liked to laugh loudly, and loved to call them “saucy girls”.
Auntie Seneca loved being beautiful. She took good care of her skin and dressed fashionably. She always joked that she was younger and more beautiful than them.
But right now, the man and woman sitting in the defendant’s seat looked extremely thin and worn out, completely different to how Rosiley remembered them.
For a moment, she did not dare to admit that they were the same Uncle And Auntie Seneca she had known before.
“Rosiley, how did Uncle and Auntie become like this?” Ying Xiaoxiao also did not dare to believe that the Uncle and Auntie Seneca, who had doted on them so much, had become like this.
They were already so upset, not to mention Yayoi.
At the moment when she saw her parents, her tears began to fall immediately. She looked at them with watery eyes.
They were thinner than they had been when she saw them at the police station. She felt so sorry for them.
As if she could read her mind, Mrs. Seneca turned around and looked towards the visitor’s stand. She immediately spotted her daughter.
At that instant, tears burst out of her eyes.
The mother and daughter pair looked at each other with tearful eyes. Yayoi held tightly onto the railing in front of her. Her knuckles were even turning white. She bit her lips to prevent herself from crying out loud. She felt so bitter in her heart.
They were so near each other, but they could not get close to each other.
During the court trial, the Yangs’ lawyer spoke extremely aggressively and domineeringly. Each word he said was designed to push Mr. and Mrs. Seneca into the abyss.
On the other hand, the defendants’ Attorney Zhong appeared much calmer. She always calmly picked out the flaws in the opponent’s lawyer’s words and questioned them.
However, every question was resolved by the prosecution’s lawyer. Eventually, Attorney Zhong was left with no other option and could only watch the other side’s performance with a cold face.
The most unfavorable part for the accused was that they had no evidence with which to prove their innocence.
However, this was also the advantageous part. The prosecutor had only provided some false accounts and Mr. Song’s personal account’s statements as evidence. These were too weak to serve as evidence and could not possibly cause the Songs to be convicted immediately.
Therefore, in the end, the judge could only announce that the hearing would be suspended for the time being and the trial would continue another day.
Hearing this, Yayoi’s tense nerves immediately loosened and she collapsed back against the chair.
Fortunately, everything was alright.