A Wound that Never Heals

Chapter 154

Chapter 154 He Owes Her a Complete Apology

Avery narrowed his eyes and looked at Hank, who had said, “We have sufficient

evidence.”

Avery’s gaze embodied a warning at that moment. Hank was the first lawyer in Baltimore who dared to go against him so openly.

Hank walked to Hector on the stage with the document folder containing the USB and photos, avoiding Avery’s gaze.

If Darlene did not have Gustave supporting her, Hank would not have accepted this case.

Power could suppress the truth, and very few people would be willing to admit it, but too many times, it was the reality.

Hank handed the document bag to Hector, inserted the USB into the computer, and the photos and videos were projected on the projector one by one.

The first piece of evidence was a clip of a surveillance video. Outside the hospital hall, Avery dragged Darlene into the heavy rain.

The heavy rain poured down, and Darlene was completely drenched. Avery forced her to

kneel in the rain.

Avery slowly squatted down and said something to Darlene. Then under the heavy rain, Darlene shouted and explained.

Then Avery got up, and the hand that lifted her chin suddenly exerted force. He pushed

her down.

His leather shoes stepped on the back of her hand, and the blood slowly overflowed in

the rain.

The hospital was the Gallard Group’s asset. Gustave had obviously spent a lot of effort getting this surveillance video.

Darlene looked at everything on the screen. Her instinct made her want to close her eyes and look away.

But she forced herself to look at it carefully,

Darlene must look at everything that Avery had done to her. She must remember it well.

If her life was about to come to an end, and if there was another life, Darlene must remember Avery’s face and never have a single connection with this man.

Hank noticed the paleness of Darlene’s face. Her body was trembling. Obviously, such memories were too painful and cruel for her.

Darlene looked at the scene in the heavy rain. She could even hear Avery’s words.

you die.” “Kneeling for a day is not enough for you. You should kneel until

The people in the public gallery and the judges looked at the video and could not help. but let out a sigh.

Not to mention husband and wife, even if they were strangers, or enemies, a man was actually bullying a woman like this. Anyone would be angry about it.

Moreover, the woman in the video was obviously weak. Since she was outside the hospital, it was very likely that she was still seriously ill.

Hector looked at Avery with a change in his expression, but he still asked Hank to continue to show evidence according to the procedure.

Hank looked at Darlene with some concern and asked in a low voice, “Ms. Garcia, are you okay? Do you need to apply for an adjournment first?”

Darlene looked terrible.

The divorce lawsuit was different from other lawsuits. The plaintiff and the defendant had to appear in court personally. Without extremely special circumstances, they could not completely entrust others to attend the court.

Darlene clenched her fists tightly and her nails dug deep into her palms. “I’m fine, Hank. We have to submit all the evidence.”

Darlene was determined to hold on. Gustave was right. After this pain, she would not have to feel pain a second time.

The winter in the south was very warm. It was not as cold as the winter in Baltimore. Everything would be fine there.

The video on the big screen continued to play, and there was a thin layer of cold sweat

on Darlene’s forehead.

Hank saw that Darlene looked unwell, and the content of the video was appalling. He

did not explain much. When he finished playing, he directly sped up to switch to the next photo.

The photo was taken from a surveillance video. In the photo, Avery held Vivian and left

the corridor.

Behind them was Darlene, who was taken to the other operating room by the doctor.

The timing of the photo was just right. Darlene was originally facing the camera with her back, but at that moment, she turned around to look at Avery and Vivian’s backs.

So in the photo, the faces of the three people were clear, and even the despair and pain on Darlene’s face could be seen.

Darlene sat at the plaintiff, her whole body shaking so much that she couldn’t hold back in the end. She reached out and covered her mouth with force, not letting herself make a

sound.

But at that moment, Darlene was filled with despair back then and she experienced it again. She couldn’t hold it back, and tears welled up in her eyes.

Darlene bit her thumb joint with her teeth to hold back her tears.

At the moment in the photo, Darlene’s child was still in her belly, still alive and well.

Even if Darlene knew that she couldn’t keep the fetus and that the ending was to abort the child, the meaning of her miscarriage when she was forced to abort by Avery and Vivian was completely different.

Her shoulders trembled violently, and she forced herself to calm down.

Darlene knew that she could not cry or lose control. Once it affected the order of the court, once the emotional ups and downs caused her to have a heart attack, perhaps the

trial would end.

Darlene covered her face with both hands and hugged herself helplessly. When Hank asked her again, every syllable of her words trembled.

“Hank, I am fine. Your honor, I am fine. There is no problem with my condition. The

trial can continue as usual.”

Hank also showed all the remaining evidence, including the evidence that Avery signed to let Darlene have an abortion and that Darlene was not willing to have an abortion. Nôvel(D)ra/ma.Org exclusive © material.

There was also the notice that the doctor showed that once Darlene had an abortion, she would lose her fertility.

And there were photos taken somewhere else. Avery forcefully dragged Darlene into the car. Avery brought Darlene into Twilight Paradise, as well as photos of other intimate interactions between Avery and Vivian.

Gustave had made ample preparations. There were nearly a hundred relevant photos

and video clips.

It even included the call recording that Avery had given Nigel’s heart donator back then, saying that the heart was no longer needed.

After all the evidence was shown to the judges in a hurry, it still took over half an hour.

Hector looked at Avery again, and he looked quite angry. “Now, the defendant should. explain the evidence that the plaintiff has presented, and the defendant can offer your

evidence.”

Avery looked a little dazed and did not react for a moment.

It was clearly a cold winter day, but his palms were all wet.

Everything in the video had been personally done by Avery. Why did he feel a chill when he reviewed it now? Why did he feel that it was unbelievable?

Avery looked at Darlene, who was sitting opposite him. He looked at her face, which

was as pale as a sheet of paper.

The past showed them those scars that Darlene could not bear to look at and also the

sins and facts that he dared not look back at.

Avery even forgot that he was still in court. He got up and looked at Darlene, who was

facing him and wanted to walk directly to her.

His voice trembled violently. “Darlene, about those things, I…”

Avery wanted to leave his seat and apologize to her. He wanted to say that he owed her a complete and sincere apology-

He always said that he would compensate her, but he had never said it properly. He never even said “sorry“.

He was sorry. He caused her to suffer so much, and lose so much. He made her lose the baby, and she would never be able to give birth to another child.

But what was the use of apologizing?

Everyone in the public gallery sighed and looked at Avery, who had stood up in a daze. They thought that this man should admit his mistake for everything he had done in the

past.

Avery raised his foot and wanted to walk over to Darlene. Malcolm, who was sitting at the side, immediately stood up and grabbed him. He lowered his voice in disbelief.

“Mr. Gallard, we’re on a divorce trial. Your every word and action may become evidence.

“If you fail the divorce, Ms. Garcia and her family will have nothing to do with you in

the future.”