One Night Stand With That Beggar

There were a lot of people gathered outside the court.

They were awaiting the verdict because it wasn’t a small affair.

Not everyone was doing it out of concern. Most of them just wanted to see if the Granger family would finally be defeated this time.

Nelson comforted Naomi before the trial began, “It will be fine!”

Naomi nodded.

Then, the two of them smiled at each other and sat down directly in their seats.

At 10 o’clock in the morning, the trial officially began.

Firstly, a few suspects were brought in. Naomi quickly looked at them. However, they immediately turned their heads away when they met her eyes.

Naomi frowned at the sight of that, but she thought they were just indignant after being detained for so long.

She only hoped that everything could end peacefully that day, and that all innocent civilians would be released soon.

In the beginning, the suspects were questioned. The police also showed some evidence.

Up until that, everyone remained calm.

After that, the police claimed that they had found some witnesses.

Naomi had known about the witnesses the day before, but she didn’t know who exactly they were. Now that she heard that the witnesses were coming, she couldn’t help but feel curious.

With just one glance, she was left stunned.

The witnesses were no other than the wives and families of her subordinates.

What flabbergasted her even more was that none of her subordinates looked surprised seeing their families take the witness stand in court.

In other words, they all had known about it beforehand.

Naomi had a premonition that something bad was going to happen, but she could not express her apprehension overtly at the moment. Therefore, she shifted restlessly in her seat.

The family members of several suspects testified that their husbands were wronged and forced to do so by their superior.

After hearing their words, some of the people in the court, who knew about the Granger family, looked at Naomi doubtfully.

If those witnesses were telling the truth, the Granger family would be in serious trouble this time.

Furthermore, certain people who were sitting some distance away from Naomi started gossiping amongst themselves.

“Is it true that the Granger family committed such wrongdoings?”

Naomi was infuriated, but she knew that she had to suppress her anger. She couldn’t disgrace the Granger family on such an occasion. Additionally, she would insult herself if she wasted her time arguing with such busybodies.

She simply closed her eyes and took a deep breath.

Nelson, on the other hand, rebuked them indirectly with a low but scornful tone, “Well, some people just can’t keep their mouth shut, can they? They’d better watch their mouths though. I have heard that people who gossip too much will be punished by God and sent to hell.”

It was sarcastic, but it was also effective.

They shut up at once.

Naomi suddenly felt that she was not angry anymore. In fact, she had an urge to laugh.

The family members of most of the suspects had finished testifying, and soon, the last witness came to the stand.

Before Naomi could laugh upon hearing Nelson’s words, she was devastated by the presence of the last witness.

When she was framed by the former witnesses, she felt surprised and slightly angry, but never sad.

However, when she saw Carol walking to the stand calmly, she was utterly astonished. Carol’s presence sent a chill down her spine.

Carol and Walter were the first couple she met when she started to take over the organization.

They both came from the countryside. Walter was a honest man. He used to hang out with his gang, but he was always the one getting bullied.

Meanwhile, Carol had been working diligently as a waitress and a housekeeper in order to support her younger brother, as well as to help her husband.

She had taken multiple part-time jobs.

There was once where Walter was injured in a fight among rival gangs. Back then, Carol carried him on her back all the way to look for Leslie.

At that time, Leslie was not around. Carol had knelt outside waiting for him for an entire day and night. Moreover, it was also raining heavily those two days.

Naomi happened to see them when she came back from her daily practice. Upon understanding the situation, she quickly accompanied them to the hospital.

After getting to know Walter’s disposition, Naomi understood that their dream was to have a small shop of their own.

Hence, she was inspired to establish a shop for them. On that very street, she managed to gather most of Leslie’s subordinates to turn into a new leaf and work in entirely new careers.

They lived a happy life after that. Everyone was very grateful to her and would welcome her enthusiastically upon seeing her.

Occasionally, they would tell jokes, saying that she was their saviour and angel sent from the heavens.

Naomi didn’t take it too seriously because she didn’t help them out of need for fame or recognition. What she wanted was nothing more than a clear conscience.

However, Naomi didn’t expect that they would turn against her one day.

She thought they would have an unwavering trust in each other.

Naomi clenched her fists so hard that even her fingernails were sinking into her flesh, but she could not feel the pain at all.

She could only hear the lawyer’s questions directed at Carol.

“You’re here today to testify on behalf of your husband, aren’t you?”

Carol nodded and replied, “Yes!”

“Can you swear that everything you say is true?”

Carol nodded again and said, “Yes!”

“Very good. Then tell me now, were your husband’s actions personal? Or was he forced by his superior? If so, who is the superior that gave him the order? And is the person in question present at the scene today?”

Everyone cast their gazes at Naomi, especially those who had been admonished by Nelson. They were feeling smug, prepared for a turnaround to take place. They couldn’t wait but see Naomi embarrassed.

However, Naomi took no notice of their gloating expression. She braced herself for the upcoming accusation and looked at Carol.

Meanwhile, Carol also raised her head to look at her.

When their eyes met, Naomi’s body tensed up right away.

Nelson stretched out his hand and held hers. He said to her, “It will be okay.”

Silently, he used his other hand to send a message to Richard, who was waiting outside.

“The situation here doesn’t look good. Is the person I asked you to seek out on standby with you now? Wait for my message and be ready to come in and testify!”

…

Seeing that Carol was looking in Naomi’s direction, the lawyer asked her directly.

“Is she your husband’s superior?”

Carol nodded and said, “Yes!”

All the people at the scene gasped in shock while the lawyer continued to ask her another question.

“So, is she the one who forced your husband to commit such acts of wrongdoing?”

At the same time, Monique, who was sitting in the last row, watched this scene gleefully. Being incriminated was not a small matter.

If Naomi was implicated in the crime, the Granger family’s reputation would definitely be tarnished.Text content © NôvelDrama.Org.

By then, Amos would not be free to deal with her anymore. On the contrary, she would have a chance to bring down the Granger family once and for all.

Monique felt smug as the lawyer repeated his question.

“Is she the one who forced your husband?”

Everybody was eager to see how the Granger family’s good name would be sullied, but they didn’t expect Carol to shake her head and deny the accusations.

“No!”