Betrothed To The Cold Billionaire

That statement caused an uproar in the cemetery. I was even more shocked myself. How come?? It wasn’t even his accident that they were accusing me of but his death.

They walked closer to me and were about to put the cuffs on my hand even Adrian stopped them.

“What do you mean by what you just said?” He asked.

“We have reasons to believe that she is the one responsible for Henry Montgomery’s sudden demise.”

“You do realise you could be sued for slander if you’re arresting my granddaughter without any tangible any evidence.” Grandma said as she walked closer to where we stood.

“We know madam. We just received a tip from someon..”

“You want to arrest her all because you received a tip that could be false?” Dad asked, interrupting the policeman.

“Not just a tip but solid evidence and a witness. She was caught entering Mr. Henry’s ward moments before his death and also caught suffocating him with a pillow… on camera.” The other policeman explained.Original from NôvelDrama.Org.

The while cemetery became quiet the moment he said that. I was even more shocked than the people around. What video is he talking about? I was with Adrian all through at the time of Grandpa Henry’s death.

How come I was seen entering and suffocating him with a pillow?? What the hell?!?!?

“Did you maybe try to check if the video is real or not??” Dad asked again.

“We did and there was no evidence of it being manipulated or faked.”

“Are you trying to say my granddaughter here murdered someone? What possibly would be her motive?”

“We’ll find out when we get to the station. Please don’t try to hinder us from doing our job.” One of the policemen said as he cuffed my hands like I was a criminal.

All through, I kept staring at Adrian. He was so quiet like he was in a deep thought. I wondered what he was thinking about now that I am being arrested for the alleged murder of his grandfather.

Or does he actually think I am the one that did it?? Why isn’t he doing something or saying anything to stop them from taking me away??

“Adrian!!” I called unto him when the policemen started pulling me away.

“You can’t let them do this to me. You know I can’t do that. I would never do anything to hurt you nor Grandpa Henry. We were together all through that day. Please do something.” I pleaded as I struggled to go back to him.

The most painful thing was that all the pleas of me and my family’s fell on deaf ears. Adrian still had that blank look on. I couldn’t tell what he was thinking and he wasn’t even trying to help me.

That was when I realised that he didn’t trust me that much to know I would never do anything that would hurt him. I decided to accept my fate so I stopped struggling with the policemen.

As I was being escorted to their vehicle, I could hear the cries of my families and Sandy and how they kept pleading with Adrian to do something. When I got to where the car was I turned back to face them.

I noticed how they tried to get to where I was when they realised Adrian wasn’t going to do anything but they were stopped by some other policemen I never noticed were there before.

I suddenly got a nagging feeling that someone was watching me so I moved my head to where I felt it was only to see Adrian’s dad and his aunt staring at me with a huge smirk on their faces.

Then it dawned on me, I had been framed by the actual culprits. I wanted to say something but was suddenly pushed in the car by the policemen. I tried to open it but it was locked from the inside.

The policemen entered the front seat and zoomed off immediately without giving me a chance to talk. The last thing I saw was te triumphant amd smug looks on their faces.

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**A few days later**

For almost a week, I’ve been holed up in this cell. Since the day I was arrested, the only time I’ve been let out is when I’m about to be interrogated or when I get visitors.

I noticed that the detectives always try to use my words against me so I eventually stopped talking as per my lawyer’s request. It’s like they’re already determined to make me the murderer due to how they ask me questions.

It’s quite obvious that the said video is fake but none of them wants to admit to it. It’s more as if they are receiving orders from someone and it’s quite obvious who that is.

Also, today’s the day of my trial. It’s so soon. Seems like those evil people can’t wait for me to rot in prison so they can have the freedom to do whatever they want without fear.

Even though my family provided a lawyer for me, I’m not really sure the outcome of the trial woulf be favorable since someone powerful doesn’t want me out and Adrian doesn’t even believe me.

He never even bothered to visit me once since I got arrested. I was only visited by my family, my lawyer and Sandy. I still couldn’t believe that he would think I actually did what they were accusing me of.

Is that really how low he thinks of me?? My predicament didn’t hurt me but rather the fact that Adrian couldn’t even trust me after all that we’ve been through together.

At this rate, I’m really thinking that he wouldn’t mind if I’m given a death sentence even though I’m carrying his baby. He made it clear already that he wants nothing to do with me since the day he let the policemen take me away.

I was still deep in my painful thoughts when I heard the gate to the cell open. It was a policewoman and she gave me an orange overall to change into. I can’t believe that I, Ariel Addams have been limited to a criminal, all for a crime I didn’t even commit.

I collected the clothes and changed into it. She then cuffed my hands again before leading me out of the cell.

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We were finally at the court and I was seated next to my lawyer. I heard soft cries and turned to my side to see my mom shedding tears. It made me really sad to see those expressions on their faces.

Even though they tried so hard to look strong for me, I could tell that they were very sad to see me that way. At the other side of the courtroom, Adrian was seated in the midst of his father, aunt and Emily. Susan was nowhere to be found.

Adrian still had that poker look on his face. I smiled sadly before turning back to face the judge who had taken his seat on the chair. They were about to kick off when I heard gasps around.

I turned towards what everyone was looking at only to see the small TV near the judge was on and a video was playing. It was the same video of me entering into Grandpa Henry’s ward and suffocating him except that it wasn’t my face that was there.

It was the person I least expected it to be. Adrian’s aunt. That wasn’t all. Another video popped up and it showed two men arguing and Suasn standing in the room too.

I recognized the two man as Alex and Adrian’s father. Before I could figure out what was going on, Adrian’s father suddenly pushed him out of the window and Susan screamed out in shock.

By the time the video ended, the whole courtroom was in an uproar. What just happened?? Who played those videos?? I noticed the look of discomfort on both Williams amd his sister’s face. They had finally lost their smug look. I turned to stare at Adrian and I swear, I saw a smirk on his face.

The door to the courtroom opened and I saw Susan push someone on a wheelchair inside. I stared at the person in shock. Alex???? He is awake???