Chapter 489
Chapter 489 A New Witness
Maria herself was not an easily yielding person, and at this moment, if she were to nod and admit, she would face decades of imprisonment
Therefore, faced with that evidence, no one would give up on refuting it
My heart had become restless because I was well aware that Aaron did not have any more direct evidence to support everything he had just submitted
If Maria insisted that she did not acknowledge the evidence, the court, out of humanitarian considerations, would not force her to plead guilty
I glanced at Aaron with some concern, and he
held my hand under the table, while also looking at the watch on my wrist
As the judge asked the plaintiff once again if there was any new evidence to submit, the clock's hands moved to half past three. Aaron patted the back of my hand and whispered, "It's almost time, don't worry."
Afterward, he requested the court to summon the witnesses to appear
Five minutes later, Joe, who had hurriedly come from the company, took the witness stand
Maria's face went from insolent to shocked, as she stared fixedly at her son who was walking towards her at a steady pace, even her clenched fists seemed to be trembling
Not only her, but I couldn't help but grit my
teeth when I saw Joe appear. The two brothers exchanged a glance across the courtroom, and I quickly averted my gaze, but I still caught a glimpse of the sadness that Joe couldn't hide in his eyes
Yeah, testifying in court that your own mother was a murderer is something that I think would be unacceptable for anyone
But Joe still came
For the sake of his younger brother and the war they had been planning for so long, he had to personally send their mother to prison
Certainly, his mother Maria was not a good person, and I also hope that she would receive severe punishment under the law, but all of this 1s too cruel for Joe as a son
Reality did not give us much time for sadness
Joe stood up at the witness stand and quickly averted his gaze, not even looking at Maria anymore. He then presented his flight usage records to the court
"This is the flight log and maintenance date recorded with the specific time. On the third day of this month, I personally did not use this aircraft, but there is a maintenance record
Therefore, 1t was my mother, Mrs. Maria, who sent this aircraft for maintenance and damaged the fuel system. The call records between her and me can serve as evidence."
The judge played the phone call recording submitted by Joe in court, which was the unedited original version. Almost everyone present could quickly determine that the two people in the conversation were Maria and Joe
With this evidence, Maria's deliberate sabotage of the aircraft's fuel system, and her act of murdering Aaron, can be determined as facts
She gritted her teeth and glared at Joe, seemingly trembling as if she wanted to say something, but in the next moment, Joe spoke again
Apart from attempting murder, Mrs. Maria also wanted to plan a scandalous event to slander my brother Aaron's wife, Olive, and me, claiming that we had an improper relationship. Her goal was to take away Olive's 10% stake in the Morris Group. I had the wine she prepared tested last night, and the test results confirmed that there was indeed Cantharidin in the wine that Olive and I drank
This is enough to accuse Maria of violating the right to life and engaging in economic
competition through unfair means
I saw a slight change in the judge's expression, but Joe seemed to be completely in an emotionless state until Maria cried out his name loudly, and only then did he look up and meet her gaze
"Joe! Why did you have to be so cruel to your own biological mother? I did all of this for you! For you!"
Facing the hysterical Maria, even the court bailiffs were momentarily caught off guard, until she bared her teeth and claws, attempting to pounce on the witness stand, before they hurriedly restrained her
But Joe still had a nonchalant look on his face, and I couldn't help but furrow my brows as I watched him
The next second, as expected, Joe looked at his mother who was being controlled by the police, and his eyes suddenly turned red
"Is it all for me... Mother, ever since the day you decided to give birth to me, I have carried a guilt that can never be erased. I have always been a child who cannot be openly acknowledged, even before you married into the Morris family, I couldn't even call Mr. Morris my father. You don't know the conflicting emotions I have every time I face you as I grow older."
So today I decided to stand here and accuse you of all the crimes you have committed. I believe that only when you have paid the rightful price for the things you have done wrong and never again use "for me" as an excuse, can I truly see you as my mother