THE VILLAINESS TURNS THE HOURGLASS

Chapter 181. Lie For Lie, Part VII

Translator: Khan

Editor Group: Liber Reverie

Someone burst into tears as soon as Frey finished speaking. It was Median. She burst into tears as if she could not believe that she had become a criminal.

"Your Honor! Is that really true? She might even buy a witness!"

Mielle's voice, pretending to be sick, filled the courtroom. It was she herself who had recruited the witness.

"We've done the research so strictly that anyone can be convinced of it. If you want to check, you can make a request later. That's all the court's punishment is, but the three of you will have to undergo a separate investigation into the hallucinogen test later."

It was only then that Wendy, who realized how ridiculous the case she had been involved in, began to cry. It was only now that she realized how unjust it was to take the false charge. Only after being dismissed did she know that it was punishment... 'What a foolish woman she is.'

"If it's a punishment for hallucinogens...?"

"I'm going to tell them."

As if he had waited for Aria's question, Asher replied with a smile. They must have never dreamed that the job, which had been deliberately left to the Crown Prince by the Aristocratic Party due to the difficulty of tracing and investigating, would seize their ankles. It would not end easily if Asher would deal with it.

"Finally, the charges against Roscent Mielle."

And the sentence that she had waited for began. Mielle stared at Frey with a very nervous face. Her pale look was so serious that she could collapse immediately.

"For you, I heard that you were there alone when the Count fell down the stairs, and a witness saw the golden-haired lady there."

Frey's eyes were sharpened after a short pause. So Mielle swallowed her breath, and Aria took the hand of Asher. She hoped Mielle would be punished severely.

"I've confirmed that you're a real criminal who tried to kill Count Roscent and sentence you to twenty years in prison."

'Twenty years in prison?' It was heavy for the punishment inflicted on the aristocratic lady. So Mielle, who was trembling so badly as Frey's words fell, jumped out of her seat. Then she tried to rush straight at Frey, but the attempt was stopped by guards waiting around.

"No! It's not me! That's what she did. Don't be ridiculous!"

More than a dozen guards surrounded Mielle's perimeter and blocked her from moving anywhere, whether Frey had ordered in advance before sentencing.

"Your Honor! I have something to tell you. The county family retreats this accusation...!"

Cain, who had been bewildered by the more severe ruling than expected, came out late, but Frey shook her head.

"The execution of the sentence starts today. If you have any objections, I hope you'll do it later, and this is the end of the trial."

There was no mercy behind it when she turned coldly.

The news of Mielle's murder of her father quickly spread throughout the empire.

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"Are you really going to go back to the mansion?"

"Yes, it's my home now."

Aria nodded to Asher's worried question. Although Mielle was punished, he seemed worried because Cain was still in the mansion. It was because Cain had chased after Mielle who had been dragged out and had stared at Aria and Asher several times. The look was as full of murderous spirit as Mielle.