♥ CHAPTER 24 ♥

Anthony Cooper.

I walked over without looking at Amélia and her lover, sat in the chair, and the judge stared at me.

"Please tell us your version, Mr. Cooper."

"Yes, Your Honor."

I took a deep breath.

"I had just come home from work. I used to work as a construction worker. When I arrived home, I saw my ex-wife crying and all bruised, with two police officers beside her. I was worried about what had happened, so I asked her. But she screamed and pointed at me, saying I had raped and beaten her. I was confused, denied the accusations, and the officers treated me like an animal, commenting on my race. I tried to control my emotions but ended up headbutting one of them. He hit me and dragged me out of my old house. I looked at Amélia, and she had a smile on her face. After that, I was arrested without trial."

I spoke without looking at anyone.

"Thank you, Mr. Cooper. You may take your seat."

I stood up and returned to Hilary's side. She held my hand for comfort when she saw me trembling.

"I'm here, my love." She whispered in my ear.

"Thank you."

"Let’s begin."

I watched as her lawyer tried to defend her and David countered strongly.

"Here are the proofs I gathered." He said, looking at the jurors. "Miss Miller, while still married to Mr. Cooper, betrayed him multiple times with several wealthy men until she found her lover, Mr. Jones. They planned to get rid of Mr. Cooper by having him killed."

My heart skipped a beat at that.

"However, her lover denied that, saying it would be better to imprison him, where he would suffer greatly. Mr. Jones then paid a fortune to the police to imprison Mr. Cooper. I have the messages they exchanged planning this and also the police’s version."

He displayed photos of the exchanged messages on a screen, showing her planning my death, and Mr. Jones denied it.

"I managed to recover all the conversations. It wasn't too difficult." He said, and the jurors nodded.

I smiled at that; he really is good.

But did she really try to have me killed? I’m even relieved that her lover denied it.

"In addition to her lying about the rape, Mr. Cooper was assaulted multiple times in prison and on the streets because of this woman and her lover. Those are my words, Your Honor."

He sat down, and her lawyer tried several times to argue that it was all a setup and lies, that I had indeed raped her. I rubbed my face.

"After hearing both sides, we will take a ten-minute break. The jurors will decide." We all stood up and left the room.

"Are you okay, love?" Hilary asked, holding my face.

"No, finding out she wanted to have me killed is a terrible shock." She hugged me, and I returned the embrace.

"I’m here, my love." I kissed her shoulder.

"We're going to win." I looked at David. "I’m completely sure."

"I hope so." I smiled weakly.

"If she’s not imprisoned, I’ll kill that bitch." She said, making me laugh.

"Love, we’re in a courtroom and you’re thinking about killing someone?" I continued laughing.

"To make you happy, I’ll do anything." I shook my head and kissed her lips.

"You being a free woman is great for me." She smiled.

"How sweet, I’m getting diabetes." David said, laughing.

"Go screw yourself, David." I ended up laughing.

With her, I feel so good and calm.

****

We reentered the courtroom and took our seats. Soon the jurors came in, and the judge followed.

"Have the jurors reached a verdict?"

The police officer took the verdict from the juror's hand and handed it to the judge.

"Let’s see."

She opened the paper and read it, then nodded.

"The jurors find the defendants guilty."

"No!!!!" Amélia screamed.

"Remove her from here."

"NO!! Let me go!!!" She looked at me. "You bastard!!! I should have killed you!!!!

The police dragged her and her lover away.

"The trial is adjourned. Tomorrow will be the trial for the police officers. Good afternoon!" She slammed the gavel.

I left the room still in shock.

"My love, you are now free!" She hugged me tightly. "There were many journalists and press in there; they will report everything tomorrow. You are a free man."

I smiled at this and kissed her passionately. She wrapped her arm around my neck, returning the kiss with pleasure.

"I love you, Hilary. Thank you so much for everything."

"I love you, my love."

We held each other, feeling a huge weight lift off my shoulders.

I am free now, free.

"I told you I would be free." We looked at David, who approached with a smile.

"Thank you." I hugged him.

"Don't mention it." He patted me on the back.

I pulled away.

"I feel so light now." He smiled.

We saw the judge approaching us.

"Mr. Cooper, on behalf of all the judges, I apologize for everything that happened to you."

"You don’t need to worry about that, Your Honor." She smiled at me.

"You are now a free man. Your name will be cleared tomorrow."

"Thank you very much." She smiled once more.

"You don’t have to thank me. Well, I have to go. It was a pleasure meeting you, Mr. Cooper."

"Likewise, Your Honor."

She left, leaving us alone again.

"We need to celebrate." David said happily. "Do you accept a threesome?"

"It was only a matter of time before you asked that." Hilary said. "And no, I don’t share Anthony with anyone, and my pussy belongs to him, only him."

"Not possessive at all." She stuck her tongue out at him. "I want my money."

"How much?"

"Ten thousand dollars." I widened my eyes in surprise at this amount. "Don’t look at me like that, Anthony. This also includes the investigations I did on your crazy ex-wife."

"Okay, I'll send it to you via Pix later."

"Alright, I’m leaving now. Congratulations, Anthony."

"Thank you." I thanked him, and he left.

"Finally, you are free." She said, looking at me with a big smile.

"Yes, finally I am free. All thanks to you, so I am very grateful to you."

She looked at me with a mischievous smile.

"You can thank me with several rounds of sex."

I smiled at that.

"Then let’s go home and put that into practice."

She laughed.

How I love this woman.