A Villainess' Lawyer - I'll Help You Get The Palimony You Deserve

Chapter Three: The Fall of the Heroine (Part Two)

The moment Amelia Walkings had stepped forth to answer Rebecca Vanderwood's beckoning call, she had opened up a door so wide that it could not be shut. It was impossible; there was no way for the remaining witnesses to escape being cross examined now. Not unless they wanted to appear guilty of concealing some sort of secret, even if there was none.

Unable to see any other way out, Diana was left with no choice but to step forward into the spotlight just as Amelia hurriedly escaped it. She could understand why the young lady had been so desperate to leave it – it happened almost immediately.

The moment their attention shifted to her; she could not help but feel the pressure from being under the scrutinising gaze of the entire room. One that was so much worse than before.

The young brunette gulped, anxiously. Just what has she gotten herself into?

"Your testimony please,"

Snapping out of her thoughts, Diana gathered herself quickly before replying.

"On the 17th of June, I saw Lady Clarissa push Lady Lisa down the main staircase of the school entrance and run away quickly from the scene."

She relayed her statement, the very same one that she had told before.

"Ah yes."

Rebecca nodded as she recalled the claim from earlier in the night.

"Now, just like Lady Amelia, could you please inform us of the circumstances leading up to the event you saw, Lady Diana?"

The young lady hesitated for a moment as her slender fingers fiddled with the fan in her hands, uneasily.

"Well, it occurred while I was on my way to the toilet; and I so happened to had seen Lady Clarissa passing by just as Lady Lisa was climbing up the staircase of the main entrance. But then..."

Her voice trailed off as she faltered, uncertain if she should continue.

"Go on, Lady Diana."

Diana nodded, but turned her face ever so slightly away from Lady Clarissa out of fear of how the young woman would react. An action that did not go unmissed by Clarissa herself.

"... I heard a scream so I turned back, only to see Lady Lisa falling down the staircase as Lady Clarissa appeared to be hurriedly walking away from the scene. I ran to Lady Lisa to check on her well-being and had even asked her about what happened, but it appears that even Lady Lisa was relatively unsure about what had transpired. She seemed to be a bit dazzled by the fall."

"And I am to presume that this all occurred during class time?"

"Yes, fifth period – I was having my history class in main building, and as you would know, the nearest toilet is the one closest to the main staircase."

Rebecca hummed an agreement, recalling the said location in her mind. She was familiar with it.

"Of course, it is quite a distance from the classroom."

Diana felt a sense of relief, agreeing earnestly with every said word.

"Yes, it was."

'Perhaps this would be over much more quickly than I thought.'

"But, Lady Diana, what makes you so certain that it was Lady Clarissa who had pushed Lady Lisa down the steps?"

The reassured smile on Diana's face dropped almost immediately.

"Did you ever consider that perhaps the young lady could have missed a step and tripped on her own little chicken scratch feet? After all, it wouldn't be the first time that she's stumbled on her own and attempted to accuse Lady Clarissa of 'harassment', remember?"