The Bigshot Married Himself to the Heiress-Chapter 484 - 485: Mental Patients

Herbert Young continued, "It’s simple: just let Sabrina Johnson undergo a mental evaluation."

Sue White wasn’t so optimistic and asked Herbert Young, "Lawyer Young, it seems you’ve handled a case like this before. Is it possible for someone to feign mental illness during a psychiatric evaluation?"

"In theory, it’s not possible, but it’s not entirely impossible either!" Herbert Young said. "For example, by bribing a doctor and getting a false certification."

"Wouldn’t that be perjury?"

Herbert Young smiled. "Psychiatric evaluations are inherently subjective, so calling it perjury might not be quite accurate."

There were gray areas in the law, places where the law couldn’t reach.

Sienna Johnson anxiously asked, "Is there really no other way?"

Herbert Young, who always took unconventional paths, said, "President Johnson is so capable, why doesn’t she just take care of the evaluation personnel?"

Sue White strongly disagreed with Herbert Young’s methods. "This is perjury, interfering with justice, and illegal," she argued. "How can you encourage Sienna to do this kind of thing?"

"So what do you suggest?"

Herbert Young silenced everyone with his question.

"To deal with bad people, you have to use the tactics they use against them. Acting honorably should depend on whom it is directed at. Confronting a woman like Sabrina Johnson openly and fairly is simply an insult to the words ’open and fair,’" Herbert Young bluntly said, exposing the "hypocrisy" of these righteous people one word at a time.

Sienna Johnson had made up her mind; she was determined to send Sabrina Johnson to prison. In extraordinary times, she didn’t mind using extraordinary means. No matter what escape plan Sabrina Johnson came up with, she would block her every escape route.

Sue White glanced at the thoughtful Sienna Johnson, knowing that Herbert Young’s words had moved her. Sue White didn’t know what to say—if they let Sabrina Johnson get away with it, Sienna Johnson would never be content for the rest of her life.

But...

Sue White cautioned, "Sienna, think it through. There are some things you can do, and some you cannot do."

Sienna Johnson knew what to do next; her eyes were clear and determined. She said, "I know what I have to do."

Sienna Johnson had a lot on her mind, so she didn’t stay long at Sue White’s house before saying goodbye.

After leaving Sue White’s house, Sienna Johnson was thinking about how to carry out her plan concretely. Her brow was furrowed so tightly that Adrian Desmond couldn’t smooth it out. He sighed and said, "We’re just guessing; we don’t know if that’s what Sabrina Johnson is thinking. If Sabrina Johnson really does this, we can also go and ’talk’ to the doctor."

"Hmm."

「...」

The Court posted a notice that Sabrina Johnson’s trial would resume in two days.

Over the next two days, things were quiet. Sienna Johnson had people keep tabs on the Court, but she never found any news of Sabrina Johnson undergoing a mental evaluation. This did not, however, ease Sienna Johnson’s anxiety.

Sienna Johnson’s intuition told her: this was the calm before the storm, and what lay ahead was not a sunny day but a stormy, rain-filled night.

On the day of the trial, Madam fell ill. She insisted on going, but Sienna Johnson stopped her. 𝒻𝑟ℯℯ𝑤𝑒𝑏𝑛𝘰𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝒸𝑜𝘮

On the day of the trial, Sienna Johnson and Pauline Briggs went together.

Pauline Briggs was very nervous and asked Sienna Johnson, "Sienna, do you think there won’t be any more surprises today?"

Sienna Johnson didn’t know.

「...」

Sileria City No. 1 Intermediate People’s Court.

"On May 17th, the Sileria City No. 1 Intermediate People’s Court initiated the formal trial of the intentional homicide case involving Sabrina Johnson."

As the judge forcibly struck his gavel, Sabrina Johnson’s trial began once again. Sienna Johnson’s heart went THUMP, THUMP, THUMP; she was more apprehensive than Sabrina Johnson in the dock.

"Defendant, do you have anything else to say?" the judge, sitting in the highest position in the Courtroom, slowly asked, his gaze falling on Sabrina Johnson.

At this, everyone in the venue looked at Sabrina Johnson.

The camera flashes from the media went CLICK, CLICK, CLICK.

Sabrina Johnson looked up at Sienna Johnson and Pauline Briggs in the audience, her hoarse voice squeezed out from her throat, "Your Honor, I plead guilty."

Pauline Briggs cried out, "Sienna, she finally confessed..."

Sienna Johnson remained silent.

"Brother Dexter, did you hear that?" Pauline Briggs said excitedly.

Sabrina Johnson had confessed, but instead of relaxing, Sienna Johnson became even more tense. Due to her anxiety, she inadvertently dug her nails into Adrian Desmond’s arm, hurting him.

"Don’t worry. She’s already confessed. As long as she admits guilt, she’ll be sentenced!" Adrian Desmond comforted her.

Would things really go so smoothly?

Sabrina Johnson lowered her eyes. Her long fringe covered most of her face, but Sienna Johnson saw the smirk on her lips—a sign of triumph.

What was she so smug about?

Soon, Sienna Johnson learned the answer.

Sabrina Johnson noticed someone watching her. She looked up, locking eyes with Sienna Johnson—it was like a silent duel, a contest between the two women.

Sabrina Johnson knew very well that once the charges were proven, she would spend the rest of her life in a cold prison cell; her life would be ruined. She was still so young, and Sienna Johnson was living such a good life; how could she accept it? If she was going to hell, then Sienna Johnson had to be dragged down with her! So, she had no choice but to risk it all!

The judge nodded and immediately picked up his gavel, about to strike it down for the final verdict. "This court hereby pronounces—"

"Please hold on, Your Honor!"

The Courtroom doors suddenly swung open, and a man in a police uniform walked in, holding a document.

Everyone looked at the man, including Sabrina Johnson.

Sienna Johnson straightened her back, a sense of foreboding about what was to come washing over her.

"Sienna, calm down!"

The man raised the document in his hand, walked over to Sabrina Johnson, and declared to everyone, "I have here a document that proves the defendant, Sabrina Johnson, is mentally unfit to bear criminal responsibility!"

"Do you have evidence?" the judge asked.

"I do!"

He presented the document and recounted its contents: "This is the defendant, Sabrina Johnson’s, psychiatric report. It clearly states that Sabrina Johnson suffers from a severe case of mania. This condition renders her easily agitated, and when that agitation accumulates and eventually explodes, she will completely lose control of herself... Thus, whether it was killing Dexter Johnson or abusing Rosalina, it was all done because Sabrina Johnson could not control herself. As a mentally ill patient, Sabrina Johnson should be exempted from criminal punishment," the man said, word by word.

Every word was like a dagger stabbing into Sienna Johnson’s heart.

These bastards! These people who deserve to be cursed to hell! Why did they have to help that vicious woman, Sabrina Johnson? Why?!