Chapter 16
Act two of the meat auction they called a trial consisted of Eva's legal team trying to make it look like -I- had attacked Eva Jackson the day she'd beaten Pippa and then somehow edited the video to take what had happened out of context. Eva's success hinged upon making it look like I was a violent, unstable person, but after twenty minutes, the judge interrupted.
"Counselor?" the judge asked. "Miss Xalbadora testified there was another witness present to the assault and battery on Pippa Bristow? Where is Frederick? The defendant's limousine driver?"
"Your honor," Eva's barrister said. "Frederick has gone out of the country and is unavailable to testify."
The judge raised one eyebrow. He turned to Adam's barrister.
"Counselor?"
"We tried. We were unable to serve him with a
