Pregnant I left him To His First Love novel Chapter 171

“Do you Liana Rodgers solemnly swear that the testimony you will give to this court will be the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth under the all seeing eye of the goddess?” Kelvin asks Liana with both their right hands up as he stands by the podium.

It is the day of the second hearing and Justin has called her to the stand to prove that she was indeed on the scene of Henry’s murder and the first discoverer.

“I solemnly swear,” Liana replies.

Kelvin nods and they both take their seat before Justin steps forward.

“You just took an oath before everyone present here in the name of the goddess and I hope you can honour that oath,” he says, “tell us, according to you, what happened that day?”

Liana glances at Leila who gives her a reassuring nod despite the way Leila’s own heart hammers with a nervous fear.

Kelvin has prepared Liana for this, he has told her how to answer the questions, prepped her on how Justin would go low and try to rile up her emotions, twist his questions so her story would start to sound inconsistent and suspicious to the judge but at home on the couch is different from being inside the witness box where every answer is crucial in deciding her fate.

Liana recounts the events of that day, how she was on the journey with her husband when Trent joined them, the little scuffle between them over Leila’s absence and the sudden rogue attack. How she was struck down and wounded, how Trent was captured and her husband went to save him and how Trent came out with the dead body.

Justin sighs at the end of her testimony before he smirks at her and walks up to her in the witness box.

“So according to your testimony, you were never there when your husband got attacked? You never saw it?”

“No.”

“And that is the truth?”

“Yes.”

“Are you sure you don’t want to save us all the trouble by admitting the real truth that you in fact murdered your husband?” Justin’s brow peers up and so does the tone of his voice.

“Objection your honour, the witness already admitted her testimony as the truth,” Kelvin cuts in sharply before Liana can reply.

“Sustained. The prosecution will proceed with another line of questioning,” Judge Bruce retorts.

Justin nods. “This visit to the other pack, it was one of celebratory nature, am I correct?”

“Yes.”

“So you wouldn’t need anything like weapons with you on that day. I mean since it’s a celebration, you shouldn’t really need weapons, am I correct?”

“Objection your honour, leading question,” Kelvin cuts in again.

“Sustained.”