Chapter 504

Jeremy looked up at Madeline as surprise washed over her.

Their gazes locked as Madeline felt her heart quicken, for his eyes were filled with gentleness, affection, as well as searing passion.

Madeline averted her eyes as to not be influenced by Jeremy’s gaze. She watched the man walk toward the witness stand.

Meredith stared at Jeremy with unease, while her eyes swirled with admiration and love for the man.

Jeremy had not spared a glance before he handed over the new piece of evidence.

Meredith’s expression fell as she saw it, staring fearfully at the phone in Jeremy’s hand.

“This is the victim, Brittany Montgomery’s, cell phone.” Jeremy parted his lips calmly. “I found it in the defendant’s house.”

“…” Meredith’s eyes turned to saucers and she was too shocked to speak.

“Within it is a recorded video three years ago taken by the victim herself. The video will tell us her true murderer, and I’ve already gone to make a copy of the video.”

He handed over a USB drive. Taking the USB from him respectfully, the bailiff then handed it over to the judge.

Connecting the drive to a laptop, the judge clicked on the video which was then projected to the screen behind him. It showed the scene Brittany Montgomery had taken just before she died…

The icy wind of that cold winter day was unrelenting.

Meredith continued to hit and abuse Madeline who was evidently in no position to fight back, all while she screamed curses and profanities at her.

Blood spilled from Madeline’s mouth as she clutched the recent DNA test report in her hands that stated her identity as Eloise and Sean’s daughter.

The video showed Meredith holding Madeline tightly by her collar as she warned harshly, saying, “I’ll definitely be the daughter of the Montgomeries! I’m Eveline Montgomery! Do you hear me?!”

It was followed by, “Madeline, if you feel like causing Eloise to have a heart attack and die, then you can go ahead and tell them that you’re their real birth daughter.”

Then, Madeline’s final warning was, “Don’t even think about telling Jeremy. Putting aside if he’ll believe you or not, if you really dare to say that, then first think about your grandfather’s ashes as well as Ava Long. There’s nothing I won’t do!”

After her threats, Meredith gave Madeline who was only hanging by a thread one more kick before she turned around to leave. Her eyes then fell on Brittany.

Brittany had recorded everything and was about to tell Eloise and Sean the truth only to have Meredith suddenly pretend to beg her not to before she pulled a fruit knife out of nowhere and stabbed it again and again in Brittany’s heart while her guards were down!

Diana was stunned!

She never expected the murderer to be anyone else than Madeline! Let alone Meredith!

“Brittany! Oh, my baby!” She wept uncontrollably. “My poor Brittany!”

Tears began to stream freely down Eloise and Sean’s faces. They were shocked by Meredith’s heartlessness and felt sorry for Brittany’s pitiful death. They were most certainly heartbroken for the most pained victim, Madeline.

Jeremy felt his heart ache more than he thought possible when he watched the video again.

Meredith’s actions had the hair on the back of his neck stand. Just imagining the pain that Madeline endured left cuts in his heart.

His chest tightened as he stared at how frail and weak Madeline looked in the snowy wind.

She was undoubtedly strong to have survived such torturous days.

Meredith never expected the video to appear now!

It should not have mattered if the phone was found for she had deleted the video long ago. Why did it come back to existence now?

“No! I didn’t do it! The video’s fake! They’re framing me!”

Meredith argued and protested, slowly losing control over her emotions.

“How could you frame me for Madeline, Jeremy? I’ve been framed! The video’s manufactured!”

Jeremy responded calmly, “How do you explain that the phone was found at your house with Brittany’s blood and your fingerprints?”

Meredith’s eyes widened. “It’s… It’s all fake! There’s no way you’d have this video. I deleted it three years ago! I already deleted it!”