Chapter 70
It was obvious the judge had realized I had come fully prepared. Without further delay, he ordered the staff to open the third folder.
Inside was a video and dozens of photos.
The video was dated yesterday.”
It began with the teddy bear costume walking into the living room–carrying Veronica in its arms. Then, slowly, the costume began to come off.”
At that moment, everyone in the courtroom held their breath, eyes glued to the screen.
Underneath the teddy bear suit was a man.”
And when he turned to reveal his face–the entire courtroom whipped their heads toward Dariel.}
Because the man in the costume looked exactly like him.
“Holy crap, the liar is the real cheater!“”
“Those two are shameless! A cheating couple teaming up to fool us all!“”
“Damn, I almost believed their act!“}
“Sneaking around inside a teddy bear suit? That’s some next–level filth!”
The courtroom erupted in outrage.
Even the judge frowned deeply, visibly disgusted by the scene.<
Veronica and Dariel exchanged a glance. Their faces were drenched in sweat. Dariel’s knees buckled; they both looked ready to collapse.
Smack!
Franco, trembling with rage, slapped Veronica hard across the face.”
“You’ve humiliated me completely!” he roared. “You’ve disgraced this family! Is this how I raised you?“”
“You always seemed so obedient–how could you turn into this? Cheating behind closed doors? Do you have any shame at all? What about Miguel? What about us?“}
Veronica’s mother was already sobbing uncontrollably beside him.”
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Both of them looked shattered–never could they have imagined their well–mannered, dutiful daughter was living such a shameful double life.
The judge turned to Veronica.
“Do you have anything to say for yourself?“”
“I…” Veronica’s eyes reddened as she clenched her fists. “It’s all fake. That video was fabricated. It can’t be trusted!“}
“Yes! it’s a deepfake!” Dariel chimed in, swallowing hard. He had regained some composure.”
“I was in a business meeting yesterday. I have witnesses. There’s no setup!“}
I narrowed my eyes, thinking–these two really don’t know when to quit.
Even now, they’re still denying everything?”
Franco perked up. You’re serious?”
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I could’ve been at Veronica’s house. This has to be a
provide the
“Absolutely,” Dariel nodded hard and turned to the judge. “I can client’s contact details, You can verify it right away.“!
request a forensic analysis to authenticate it.”
Stella stepped in calmly. “Since they’re claiming the footage is fake, we request a forensic
The judge agreed to both requests.
Soon after, the court staff returned with the results. “We’ve verified that Dariel was indeed in a business meeting yesterday. There are eyewitnesses and video recordings to confirm it.“”
Hearing this, Dariel let out a long breath and shot me a smug look.”
“Miguel, he sneered, eyes narrowed, “your little scheme has completely fallen
A smirk crept across his face–confident, victorious.}
“Is that so?” I gave a small, knowing smile.
apart.
“Miguel, stop with the lies already,” Veronica jumped in. “If you have any dignity left as a man, apologize, sign the divorce papers, and walk away with nothing. Otherwise, you’ll never see your daughter again!”
Her tone was forceful, trying to crush my will.”
It just smiled wider. I could see right through them–they were pushing hard to break me.”
Chapter 7
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They wanted me to surrender before the forensic results came out.
“Afraid?” I asked calmly. “Why the rush, then? You scared of something?“}
“I’m not scared,” Veronica snapped back quickly. “I’m just giving you a chance to avoid further humiliation.“}
“Sweetheart, are you out of your mind?” Veronica’s mother cut in, fuming. “At this point, what ‘chance‘ are you giving him? We just wait for the results to come out and slap him with the truth!”
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