Chapter 58

Warren stood at the doorway in a sleek black suit, wearing a cold expression. Behind him was a disheveled Cyrus.

His deep gaze lingered on Evelyn for a few seconds before he handed Cyrus over to the court clerk and took a seat in the observer's gallery.

Cyrus walked toward the witness stand and weakly began, "Your Honor, I'm Cyrus Castillo from the IT department at the Larkin Corporation. I deleted the video, not because Ms. Jefferson asked me to, but because Mrs. Larkin threatened to fire me if I didn't."

He added, "I was buying a house and getting ready for my wedding, but I was in a lot of debt. I couldn't risk losing my job, so I went along with it. But I also kept a copy of the video to sell to Evelyn. Sadly, it got stolen, and I got hurt badly."

He continued with a sigh, "Evelyn saved me, and I promised to testify for her. But then they found me again and locked me up. Thankfully, Mr. Larkin's men rescued me just in time. Your Honor, although the USB drive was taken, I had al