Standing at the defendantâs seat, Daniel looked at Veronica with resentful eyes and shouted loudly, âWhy donât you answer? Are you afraid of revealing your affair with Mason in public? You used to call each other brother and sister, but now youâre lovers. You played me for a fool. Who knows what kind of illicit things. you did back then? Maybe youâve already slept togetherâ¦â
Before Daniel could finish his words, he was already silenced and suppressed by the bailiff.
The trial was also temporarily adjourned.
Veronica said to Mason, âIâm sorry.â
âYou donât need to apologize for this,â Mason said.
âMaybe after todayâs trial, these things will be reported by the media,â Veronica said worriedly.
âEven if itâs really reported, Iâll find a way to suppress it,â Mason said. âI donât regret what I did back then. If I didnât do it, maybe we would have missed each other.â
After pondering for a moment, Veronica said, âI think even if you didnât do that, we wouldnât have missed each other. Dan feelings for me were not that deep, and my feelings for him w just a young crush. We have too many differences in our values. Even if we were together, we would probably break up after a âBut I donât want you to spend more years with him, I donât want your feelings for him to grow stronger, and I donât want him to occupy too much space in your heart,â Mason said, feeling âItâs just a hypothesis,â Veronica said. âIn my heart, thereâs only you.â
He was finally satisfied.
Half an hour later, the trial continued, and Danielâs emotions seemed to have calmed down, but he kept staring at Veronica and Mason with resentful eyes.
In the end, the verdict came and Daniel was sentenced to life imprisonment.
But as the prison guards were taking Daniel away, he suddenly turned towards Veronica and Mason and said, âI curse you both. You will never be happy in your lives. One day, you will abandon each other and suffer more than I ever will! Iâll be waiting in prison for your news! Hahahaâ¦hahahaâ¦â
Daniel laughed maniacally, and although the laughter disappeared with him, the disgust it brought lingered on Veronica.
After returning from the court to the Reed family, Ver exchanged a few words with them before retreating to h bedroom.
Although she knew that Danielâs words were just his way of venting and his so-called curse was baseless, she couldnât shake off the uncomfortable feeling in her heart.
Just then, the door opened and Mason walked in, holding a cup of milk. âYou donât look too good. I heated up some milk for you. Have a sip.â
Veronica took the cup and drank a few sips of the warm milk, which eased her discomfort a little.
âYou havenât looked good since you came back. Whatâs wrong?â Mason asked.
âN-nothing,â Veronica replied.
âIs it because of Daniel?â Mason asked.
Veronica tensed up.
.
âIs it because he was sentenced to life imprisonment, or because of his so-called curse?â Mason asked again.
âHe deserved the life sentence, but I know the curse was just nonsense he made up. If fate could be decided by curses, then everyone could just curse each other!â Veronica said.
âIf thatâs the case, then why are you still uneasy?â Mason asked.