(48) Objection!

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Panic surged through me, cold and suffocating.

I hadn't prepared for this.

I had no lawyer, no defense.

A whirlwind of emotions threatened to consume me - fear, anger, and a desperate yearning for Si-Yeon.

Across the aisle, a prosecutor, a woman with a sharp haircut and a steely gaze, began outlining the charges against me.

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"........,"

The details were a blur - assault, resisting arrest, property damage.

And so on.

It all seemed so surreal.

The first witness was Kang, one of the guys I'd beaten up.

He limped into the courtroom, sporting nasty bruises and a heavily bandaged arm and leg.

'Oopsie...'

His testimony was filled with exaggerated claims of my brutality, hiding the fact of their own attack on Si-Yeon.

The prosecutor, Ms. Lee, pressed him, painting me as a violent menace.

I clenched my jaw, frustration bubbling within me.

Detective Kwon, who had been observing the proceedings from the back of the courtroom, leaned forward in his seat.

Throughout the trial, he had remained a silent observer, his face an unreadable mask.

Now, however, a flicker of something akin to anger crossed his features.

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