Chapter 812

Barbara’s lawyer chuckled. “The family members of the offenders were also present when the verdict
was being passed. Since the verdict didn’t sit well with the family members of the offenders, why has it
been delayed until today?” Mrs. Salvadore looked at the judge. “We were present at the time, but Ms.
Chase’s family background isn’t something that ordinary families like us can compare to. We’ve always
wanted to launch an appeal too, but Ms. Chase has changed her name and gone into hiding these few
years. We couldn’t locate her, so how did you expect us to launch an appeal for the case?”

The judge dropped the gavel, and the courtroom filled with constant chatter became dead silent in an
instant. “Can I have the defendant explain this situation to me?”

Barbara’s lawyer stood up and motioned for someone to hand him a laptop. “It just so happens that I
have a piece of evidence of the incident in my possession. Why don’t we let the plaintiff take a look at it?”

The staff put the laptop on the plaintiff’s desk, and the video on the screen recorded the whole struggle
between the victim and the aggressor.

The Salvadores’ expressions changed when they saw the video. “This… How is this possible!?”

Barbara’s lawyer looked at them and continued. “After watching the video, we don’t believe that Ms.
Chase killed the aggressor due to excessive self-defense. Firstly, the aggressor was the one who
threatened Ms. Chase’s life with a knife first, forcing Ms. Chase to engage in sexual intercourse with him,

“Secondly, when Ms. Chase was being pushed, she resisted regardless of the knife that the aggressor
had in his possession. The video shows that the whole process had severely threatened Ms. Chase’s
safety. Hence, Ms. Chase’s action of grabbing the knite to protect herself and killing the offender by
mistake is a legitimate self-defense act. Which means the law should acquit Ms. Chase.” Mrs. Salvadore
stood up. “This video must be fake! This video wasn’t even presented in the previous trial!”



The judge solemnly interrupted her,” Please be quiet.” After saying so, he glanced at the defendant.
“How did you get your hands on the video?” Barbara slowly opened her mouth. “This video was recorded
by a camera that was installed in the room by someone else back then. They originally wanted to record
the process of me being violated by Mr. Salvadore, which would lead to my disgrace. The person who
took the video then moved on to blackmailing my father and me with the video recording for many years.
As for why I’ve changed my name, it’s because my father wanted me to shake off my past and start
over.”





Barbara’s lawyer handed over a document to the court’s staff. “This piece of evidence shows that
someone has been blackmailing Ms. Chase and the Chases with the video over the years.”

The staff submitted the documents to the judge. After going through the evidence, the judge then turned
to ask the plaintiff, “Is there anything else that you would like to add?”

The plaintiff’s lawyer sat down. “No.”

Mrs. Salvadore grabbed the hem of his collar and became extremely agitated.” Why aren’t you saying
anything? Didn’t you promise me that you would help us win this appeal!?”

The lawyer pushed her hand away. “The video that the defendant presented is already a very favorable
piece of evidence. You can no longer win the lawsuit now, no matter who’s representing you.”

Mrs. Salvadore froze in place, while Mr. Salvadore did not say a thing. The judge announced the
adjournment of the court.



Soon, Barbara’s lawyer posted the video that had been presented as evidence and the result of the
appeal on the Internet.

#The victim’s actions in the video have been deemed as proper self-defense and thus, don’t constitute a
criminal offense. The law has once again found Ms. Chase to be innocent today. So, please don’t spread
rumors and slander Ms. Chase anymore. Thank you.#

#The fingers of those keyboard warriors are even more terrifying than those of a murderer.#

#Doesn’t anyone think it’s weird? Why was the video recorded in the first place?#

#According to some of the comments, if this video weren’t presented during the trial, Ms. Chase’s
reputation would’ve been dragged through the mud by you sh*tsacks already!# #Ms. Chase’s life was
being threatened, and the knife was already on her neck, making the offender’s action a criminal felony.
So why should the incident survivor take another beating from you douchebags? LOL, nowadays ,
women who almost got raped get all the finger pointings. So, are you saying that what all the men did is
correct and that they’re innocent? Are beautiful women who wear skirts an excuse for men to commit
crimes?


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