Chapter 10 - The Mistress's Testimony
The prosecution’s star witness stepped up to the stand wearing a plain beige jumpsuit, her platinum hair pulled back into a tight pony-tail, completely stripped of makeup and glamour.
Vanessa took the oath with a trembling hand, avoiding Ryan’s furious, burning glare.
"Miss Reed," the prosecutor asked, walking up to the witness box. "Who initiated the plan to forge the shareholder proxy forms for Vance Enterprises?"
Vanessa wiped a tear from her cheek, her voice shivering through the microphone. "Ryan did. He told me his father-in-law was dying and that Isabella was too incompetent to manage the money. He promised me that if I helped him set up the offshore accounts, we would move to Europe and take half the company's valuation."
"Did you know he was dosing his wife with sedatives?" the prosecutor pressed.
"Yes," Vanessa whispered, hanging her head in shame. "He showed me the vial in his study. He said it would make her look delusional if she ever went to the police."
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Ryan buried his face in his shackled hands as the jury looked at him with utter disgust.
👉 Read PART 11 to hear the judge deliver the final verdict against Ryan!
