My testimony lasted two hours.
Marcus walked me through everything. The night I found them. The gaslighting that followed. The discovery of hidden money. Every lie Ethan had told. I kept my voice steady. Looked at the jury when I answered. Didn't cry even when I wanted to.
When Bennett cross-examined me, he tried every tactic. Suggested I'd been a neglectful wife. Implied I'd driven Ethan to cheat. Asked repeatedly about my relationship with Liam, trying to paint me as equally guilty.
"Isn't it true, Ms. Carter, that you moved on rather quickly after discovering the affair?"
"I moved on after my husband spent two years lying to me," I said calmly. "There's a difference between moving on quickly and moving on from something that was already dead."
The jury nodded. Small victory.
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