Marrying the son of Asraf 2

🪷Seventy~ one 🪷

The doors opened, and Aisha stepped in. Dressed in a modest gown, she looked pale, her movements hesitant as she approached the stand. Khalil seated near the back, refused to meet her eyes.

Summayyah softly but firmly ambled towards Aisha, and began " Mrs Aisha, can you explain what happened when Maryam attempted to take control of Khalil's company?"

Aisha's eyes fixed on summayyah's, she did ask her to pose as a witness but she has no idea what kind of questions she would be asked. She took a deep breath before speaking. "Maryam approached Khalil with an offer to give her a position of the company with her Husband when he refused, she threatened to ruin him." She answered. Summayyah nodded and asked further. "Did She have someone sabotage his car? loosen the brakes, hoping to kill him!?"

The courtroom erupted in gasps. Maryam's face drained of color, but Aisha's testimony hung heavy in the air. She was also frightened, her eyes met with Maryam's death glares but when she glanced at Khalil, he has his eyes closed since she walked in.

Summayyah pressed further. "What is your relationship with Maryam!?"

"She helped me get Khalil, but in return to give her intel about him and his company!" She answered. Summayyah was dumbfounded. Khalil's family couldn't register what they had just said. Faisal felt embarrassed. Why would she go that far!

"And how did this affect the company?"

Aisha's eyes darkened as she replied. "She spread false claims about Khalil mismanaging the company's funds, creating a public scandal that nearly destroyed everything."

"Mr Aisha, if I may be correct, you work at the newspaper company right? Did you publish any kind of news relating to point Maryam as the saint and Khalil as the sinner!?" She asked.

Chief Ifeanyi jumped to his feet, but the judge silenced him with a sharp gesture. Allowing Summayyah press on. "I did once," she answered, lowering her head. And since she walked in, Khalil opened his eyes for the frist time and looked at her direction. She wasn't just in love with obsession, she was nuts.

"Did Maryam make you do things? And if you don't what happens!?"

Aisha pressed her lips together, she has been cornered by Maryam. She placed her hand on her little bump, knowing how much she has decisive everyone and Maryam helped her yet her she is. She nodded as her eyes started to weld up. "She said if I don't do it, she will tell the world my secrets and she would kill Khalil!" Hearing that, the court couldn't hold their shock.

The jury shifted uncomfortably, the weight of Aisha's words slowly sinking in. The evidence pointed to one clear truth, Maryam was the conny and mastermind behind every evil going on around.

Chief ifeanyi stood up immediately. "Your honor this is getting to personal and!" The judge stopped him from speaking. That moment Maryam knew she was done for, yet couldn't stop the urge in her to scatter the whole courtroom and go berserk. Her body was already itching her and she's loosing her mind.

"Mrs. Aisha," Summayyah called, this time seriously, "I'll ask you one last question and I want a honest answer, if you lie you know the penalty and you should answer with a yes or no." She said and Aisha nodded, swallowing hard.

"Did Maryam asked you to tamper with Khalil's car?"

Aisha's hands trembled as she clutched the edge of the wooden rail. Her eyes darted toward Maryam, then Khalil, both gave her nothing.

"...Yes," she whispered.

A collective gasp filled the room. Khalil's mother gasped covering her mouth with her both palms, Ibrahim and Arif sat without flinching, he already suspected her and only one person will make her do it. Fasial couldn't help what he just heart. He was shocked. He didn't expect his sister to attempt sucking crime.