A Beautiful Luna After Rejection

290 The Trump Card

I scanned the faces of the jury, the judge, and General Lovecraft, who had been standing in the audience the entire time. His eyes were filled with joy, but now his face was ashen.

I finally focused my gaze on Michael.

Other than Courtney, he was the only one in the room who seemed to have expected all of this. He even relaxed on the sofa chair reserved for the royal family with a noble and cold smile on his lips.

Michael noticed my gaze and opened his mouth a little, making his smile look much more sincere.

“Is this what you wanted to show me?” I asked softly.

However, before Michael could answer, another tall figure appeared in front of us.

I looked up at him. It was Brandon.

Brandon reached out and patted Michael’s shoulder, asking Michael to move out of a seat for him.

“Hey, Cecily,” Brandon called out to me.

I turned my attention to him and politely greeted him.

He didn’t mind. He turned to talk to Michael.

“You came back earlier than I expected,” Michael said.

“It’s all because of Courtney. She was in a hurry to come back and help you.” Brandon sighed and gave Michael a punch. “It’s because of you, you brat, that she rushed back so quickly. It wasn’t easy for me to run out. And do you know how many places Courtney and I have been to for you in the past two days?”

Michael smiled and looked at me with a gentle gaze. He didn’t say anything.

Brandon also showed a smile of understanding. “However, it’s no wonder...”

He and Michael muttered a few words, and Michael looked at me with a brighter smile.

No wonder what? I thought to myself, but I didn’t dare to say it out loud. The two of them seemed to have used some special method to prevent others from eavesdropping. I could not hear them clearly, even with my enhanced Lycan hearing. However, compared to the conversation between the two brothers, I was more nervous about what would happen to Joanna.

Even though Courtney had said it had evidence, this should be Michael’s trump card.

If this card could not defeat Joanna, then he would be free.

“Don’t worry.”

“How many times have you said that... ” my mumbling ended abruptly as I realized that the voice wasn’t from the familiar person I thought it was.

I raised my head and met Brandon’s smiling eyes. “I didn’t expect my sister-in-law to have such a personality. I didn’t believe it when Michael said that he was suffering, but I didn’t expect this.”

I awkwardly smiled at Brandon. I felt like I was about to die. I explained in a small voice, “I’m just a little nervous...”

When Michael heard what I said, he shook my fingers. Then, he placed them on his leg and said softly, “Don’t be nervous. Watch this. This is a performance I’ve specially prepared for you, little wolf.”

I gained confidence and courage from Michael’s tone and actions. I exhaled and relaxed my body. I decided to be a relaxed bystander, just as they said.

At this moment, Joanna, sitting in front, looked more nervous than anyone else.

Her eyes darted between the lawyer, the judge, and her parents, but no one could help her.

Courtney had already sent the video as evidence to the computers in front of the judges and jury. Then, she began her speech.

“Ladies and gentlemen,” Courtney said calmly. “Rita Cranston was a woman. Note that she was a woman, not a werewolf. She was found in a forest not far from her workplace twenty years ago in the form of dismembered body parts.”

Just as Courtney started narrating, I heard a heavy panting from Joanna. Her body started to tremble when she heard the name ‘Rita’. She knew what she had done. Now that her cruel crime was finally exposed to the world, I felt a rush of pleasure from revenge.

Back then, the human police officer determined that wild animals attacked the poor girl because she had animal scratches on her body. Courtney released the photos that it had kept in the police station at that time. They were extremely gory, and they looked terrifying.

“But what does this have to do with today’s matter?” One of the committee members asked.

“Please wait a moment. We’re about to get there.” Courtney enlarged the picture. “Dear judges and jury members, please take a closer look at these pictures. Perhaps humans would think that this is just a wild beast, but we know very well that the wild beasts in our bodies can do the same.”

Courtney suddenly sounded agitated. “When I was investigating the she-wolves kidnapping case, I received an anonymous tip-off that the case was a deliberate murder planned by Joanna Lovecraft, so I re-investigated the case. Fortunately, I found some videos of the nearby streets. They recorded everything that happened that night.”