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Chapter 92: Trial Day 1

Author: LiLhyz
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“The court is in session. Presiding in this trial is Judge Susan Roberts.”

Two months had passed since the court agreed to hear the appeal of Vlad Cross. Since Kaleb refused to give Vlad the requested amount of five billion dollars, he used his influence to get an earlier schedule in court. His family’s power was not enough to sway the judge against listening to Vlad’s petition, but he could at least get the matter resolved as soon as possible, assuming the judge will rule in their favor.

Present in the courtroom were a few members of the Wright family: Samantha, Ethan, and Gaby. On Vlad's side, Lisa was there and his manager. After giving their acknowledgment to the judge, the plaintiff began their opening statement.

Mina greeted the judge before reading out on paper what she had drawn up for that day, “We all know Vlad Cross being the famous actor who starred in recent action movies. Mister Cross’ fans know him as a person who lost his parents to divorce. His father and mother s
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Thank you for reading. OMG, ladies. I am not a lawyer, but I tried my best to make this as real as possible. I had beads of sweat writing this. Just a warning though, this is a work of fiction and some of the rules that I applied here are not always applicable to each country, or state for that matter. The next chapter is late since this is late too.

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Ayleen Guzman
Damn!!!!! Is our author a lawyer o what??? Because our author is an amazing writer
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Carmel Grooms
Great job Scarlett for your first trial. Put Lisa to shame on the witness stand
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Lynn R. Williams
You are an excellent writer. This series has kept me laughing and near to tears. Way to go Scarlett
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