Antara Darah dan Hati: Dream Reality English Translation

Chapter 5 Part 5 "Presentation of Evidence II"

POV Ilhan

"Dr. Dinda, you are mevrouw Sofia's personal medical doctor, correct?" asked Ludwig.

"Right, I am her personal medical doctor."

"In addition to medical graduates, you also took 4 years of training to become a psychiatrist and then have a higher education in psychology at the same alma mater? Groningen Universiteit?"

"Yes."

"Tell me, as long as you study the science of human psychology, do you study the science of body gestures, facial expressions and the like to find out what a human being is feeling?"

"Yes, I learned that."

"Do you check mevrouw Sofia's mental state and mental health regularly?"

"Yes, that is my duty. I routinely do that once a week and then report the results to her parents."

"Ah, so you definitely know a lot about her."

"Yes, I know enough. I've been serving her for a long time."

"Since when exactly have you served her if you remember?"

"About when she was still in middle school which meant when she was 13 years old."

"Ah, that means if i calculate the time correctly, you have served her for about 5 years, right?"

"Yes."

"During your service, did you also undergo an examination of her psychiatric condition?"

"Yes, besides physical examination, I also checked her mental health."

"As long as you did mental examination on her, based on your expertise, has she ever experienced a mental disorder or showed signs that she is experiencing certain disorders?"

"Based on my memories, she always looks cheerful but if I see certain signs, I will persuade her to tell me what she is going through."

"Has she ever told you about things that made her feel stressed, anxious, afraid, and the like?"

"Yes, she did."

"What does she said if you remember?"

"Usually it is related to her responsibilities as a royal that makes her feel she has to show the best version of herself and that often makes her depressed when she first lived here and then related to her friendship and love affairs."

"As for the romance, what is the content of the outpouring of her heart?"

"She feels someone she is trying to love and cherish does not love and will not love her back."

"Is this person is mr. Vinno?"

"Yes, correct."

"I want to ask, has she ever told you about her intimate sexual relationship with mr. Vinno?"

"Objection!" I asked to the judge trying to stop Ludwig from asking that crazy question.

"Over ruled."

Huuuft, bastard.

"Yes, she has."

"When did that happen?"

"When she was 15 years old when she first lost her virginity and she felt pain in the area of ​​her femininity."

"Did she tell you at that time that she was forced to do that or that the relationship was voluntary?"

"My memory is vague, but as far as I can remember she said it because she was his fiancé and she tried to love him so she did it."

"Your honor, objection, vague memory!" I asked for objection.

"Over ruled."

What is this?! Plea for an objection should be accepted if the witness's memory is a vague memory! This is cheating!

"Ah, mr. Vinno's age means that at that time he was 18 years old and mevrouw Sofia's age was 15 years old which meant that they were not too far away and the age for someone to have intercourse in the Netherlands was 16 years old which mevrouw Sofia's age is close enough, right?"

"Yes, that is right"

"And do you know that in the applicable law, there are special rules named Romeo and Juliet law which provide an exception for teenage couples who are approaching or nearing age 16 while their partners are over 16 but they are having sexual intercourse on a voluntary basis then the event cannot be called as an act of pedophilia or rape, correct? "

"Yes, I've heard the nickname of that rule."

"Based on your testimony, it means that mevrouw Sofia does not feel raped or harassed under the basis of immoral action right?"

"Yes, that is right."

"No more questions, your honor."

"Does the legal advisor team want to ask questions?"

Damn, what can I ask ?! What?! Subhanallaah!

"Nothing your honor" answered me while trying to look calm even though my mind actually was like being hit by a storm because there was nothing I could ask from mevrouw Sofia's private doctor if her memory was vague like that because I am sure that Ludwig would raise objections and his objection will be accepted by those bastard judges.

"What about the adjunct judges? Are there any questions you want to ask?"

"No, your honor."

"Then our panel of judges has decided that the session will have recess for exactly 15 minutes." My head is dizzy, I sort my forehead, Chandra is holding my shoulder and pated it trying to calm me even though her gaze that she gave to me was not convincing. Dit is onzin (this is nonsense). Unfortunately there is also no jury who can decide whether the defendant is guilty or not, only the judges has the right to determine either the defendant is guilty or not. Damned European style court!

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*Trivia

In the Netherlands there are Romeo and Juliet law, please read the screenshot below.