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The Pretend Boyfriend novel Chapter 100

Summary for Chapter 100: The Pretend Boyfriend

Chapter 100 – Highlight Chapter from The Pretend Boyfriend

Chapter 100 is a standout chapter in The Pretend Boyfriend by Artemis Hunt, where the pace intensifies and character dynamics evolve. Rich in drama and tension, this part of the story grips readers and pushes the Internet narrative into new territory.

"Have you had blackouts before?"

"No. Never. This was the first time." Brian looks anxious as he says this.

Karen takes up his blood report. She reads from it. "Everything within normal parameters except for serum Creatinine, which is high, and blood potassium."

She pauses significantly. Sam knows she is going to bring it up again later.

Brian winds up his testimony as to the night in question. Total amnesia as to what happened.

Karen says, "Let's talk about something else that might be relevant to the case. Let's talk about college and when you met Ms. Delilah Faulkner, who was then known as Ms. Adele Jankovic, for the first time."

The court holds a collective breath.

Hesitantly, Brian launches into his story of what happened with Adele back in college. He speaks haltingly, as if the guilt is threatening to swamp him. Sam knows this is no act. Brian is truly consumed with guilt at what he had done to Adele. He believes he must atone for it. He has truly paid the price for it, and is still paying.

Sam cannot see Delilah's face from her vantage, but from the rigid way the redhead holds her shoulders, she knows that Delilah is every bit as strained.

"And why did you perpetrate this 'trick' on Adele Jankovic?" Karen asks gently.

Brian swallows visibly. "Because I was young and dumb and all those things you associate with college jocks. Because I could. And I didn't think beyond that ... of how much it would hurt another person. It's no excuse, but it was what it was."

"The fallacies of youth," Karen muses.

Brian's expression wears so much pain that Sam quails. She knows it's not something he put on either.

"I'm sorry." He faces Delilah directly. "I'm sorry for what I did. I had no idea it would lead to this."

"Objection. The defendant is accusing the plaintiff of something which is not fact-based."

"I was getting to that," Karen says. "Now tell me what happened on the night of -, Mr. Morton."

Fast forward to the recent future. Sam clutches her purse in her hands for support. It is the night of Brian's visit to Adie right after Sam's arrest and bail. The night he offered his body to Adie like a sacrificial lamb.

"Objection." Norma Hennessey is on her feet again. "This has no relevance whatsoever to the case, your Honor."

"Once again, I'm establishing motive as to why Ms. Faulkner alleged that Mr. Morton raped her on the night of -."

"There is no motive! There was a committed crime. All the hard evidence points to that crime!"

"Please, your Honor. It is imperative for the members of the jury to be presented with all the facts for their decision. This information comes from the defendant himself and it was not obtained unlawfully."

Karen stands her ground.

"Yes."

"What did you offer Ms. Faulkner?"

"Anything she wanted. Namely money. I didn't have much of it anymore because I - " Brian arrests Sam's eyes across the room " - invested in a new business venture with my partner. I also had to resign from being the President and CEO of my advertising firm, which I jointly held shares with my cousin, because of the negative publicity I was getting."

"Is it true that you sold your penthouse and your car to invest in this business?"

Sam cringes, not wanting to hear the answer. She had suspected it for a long time, but now it is to be affirmed in court.

Brian says, "Yes. The new business required quite a lot of capital ... and I believed enough in my friend and partner to want to take that chance."

"Is this the same business partner who was charged with breaking and entering Ms. Faulkner's apartment to procure those photos of you in Ms. Faulkner's third bedroom?"

"Yes."

"Objection! No mention should be made of these illegally obtained photos!"

"Withdrawn. Go on, Mr. Morton."

"I offered Ms. Faulkner money. The gym I invested in was starting to turn in some serious business, and I wanted to cut a long-term deal that would benefit Ms. Faulkner in installments ... or in whatever manner she desired the money."

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