“If your lawyer does not get here on time, you may have a delayed case. We are trying our best to hasten things up for you, considering your personality.”This was Officer Salam to Marcus. He was being a bit more helpful than earlier in the day when they had come to arrest him. Knowing who Marcus was, it was only reasonable to treat him with maximum respect, this is the richest man in the planet, not some common criminal.They had prepared a judge who was ready to sit on the case that very day but Luciana had not shown up yet. However, Marcus was not perplexed. He knew Luciana too well to know that she would certainly show up and do her jobs perfectly.“Well, I guess my lawyer is having a delay or she is probably trying to get things in order; evidence and all that proves my innocence before getting down here. I bet you, she is going to be here at any time.”“In that case, I am just saying whatever happens, she needs to get here instantly.”“I do understand that, Inspector.”Officer S
Marcus was filled with rage at the display by those two men. He could not believe that Maxwell was also standing with Magnus just to fight him. “I would suggest you ignore those fools boss,” Sam expressed with a grunt voice. “They are lucky that I and Uncle Richard did not arrive too early. They would have seen the worst of us.” Sam said.Marcus nodded. He knew that the best thing he could do was to ignore them and focus on getting himself out of the situation that he had been plunged into.“Have you contacted Luciana?”Sam nodded.“She was handling a case briefing at the court. She said I should give her about two hours from when I called and that we should say nothing at all to anyone.”Marcus sat back on the seat. It was time for him to be taken back into his cell when the guard appeared at the door way.“It is time sir, you gotta go back in there.”Richard was sad by the fact that he was going through this level of humiliation. He was pained that Maxwell and Magnus would dare to
Luciana got to the station the following day after she had put a call through to different law firms, to make sure she had legal strength.Marcus was slightly worried that she had not shown up yet and she was probably going to leave him all by himself but Richard and Sam assured him that they had been keeping in touch with her and that she was working behind the scenes to secure a quick court proceeding for his case.The news outlets still had the news of Marcus being in jail as their headlines and they kept dishing out both true and untrue news regarding the situation.Marcus was downtrodden. He was basically unhappy and cools not to rise past the situation.Once again, the guard appeared at the doors with his bunch.“Good morning,” he greeted Marcus. Marcus barely responded. He was not really in the mood to reply to greetings. All he wanted was for the case to go to court so that he could get his fair hearing and find his freedom.“Your lawyer is here now,” the guard announced and
Magnus and Maxwell both arrived at the courthouse, flaunting themselves with so much pride and arrogance. Their faces were elated and they seemed satisfied by the fact that Marcus was about to get grilled for a crime they both knew that Marcus did not commit.The other people seated at the courtroom were a few TV reporters with their cameras, some friends and family members of the late Matthew Shein’s family, Camelia and Jessica and Camelias mother who insisted that she would appear at the courtroom for Marcus's sake and then Hannah.Hannah was still absorbed with the jealousy she gained from staring at Marcus and Camelia sharing a hug. So, she sat at the back of the courthouse, hoping she would be seen by Marcus and he would appreciate the fact that she came out to stand by him.Richard and Sam arrived a little bit later than 9:30 because they had another role that they were playing. Richard was helping with the events at the company while Sam was privately investigating the entire s
“What the hell was that?” Luciana yelled on top of her voice at Marcus, in the presence of Richard and Sam.Marcus was ashamed but most importantly, confused.“It isn't what it seems like,” he drawled, trying so hard to catch his breath.“Can you tell me what the hell it is then? We do not have time on our hands!” She was shaking with sonic whilst Marcus was scared.Richard did not like how he was being humiliated.“Miss Luciana, you would have to take it easy with him. I am sure that he is as confused as you are right now. We need to join heads together to understand what this is.”Luciana took a deep breath.Richard turned to Marcus and placed his hands over his shoulders. Marcus placed his hands on his mouth and let out a loud groan. He was exhausted and angry and also scared of the turn the case just took.“Now, if you don't know that man, how come you two are in that vehicle, having a nice conversation and you are exchanging money with him? When I asked you earlier today about y
“Mr Magnus, can you proceed with your honest statement to this court about what you know regarding this entire case?” Barrack asked, standing gallantly before the court with his pride shoulders lifted even higher. He smirked, he was going to enjoy this, victory was already his to claim.“I and Mr Marcus have been going back and forth over the Madison school project building,” Magnus stated, handing over the documents to Mr Barrack.“These documents are the deed of assignment as given to me by the late Mr. Matthew SheIn, as a statesman. He sold that building to me, about two years ago. Now, after Marcus returned, Matthew mentioned that Marcus threatened to kill him if he did not get the land back.”Everyone gasped again. Hannah was feeling uncomfortable about the whole situation, that's not true, Marcus isn't capable of killing.Luciana shook her head. She knew this was an ambiguous lie and she understood the game that Magnus was trying to play.“Upon purchase of that land, did you kno
“Objection my Lord!” The Prosecuting attorney stepped forward with his raging voice to stop that question. “This was supposed to be a cross examination, not an accusation!”“Objection sustained,” the Judge replied grudgingly. “Miss Luciana, please maintain the cross examination and not make blind accusations to a man who was not accused of anything.”“Your honour, it is pertinent that he answers this question because this will enable me to build up my cross examination. The reason I asked this question is that since the inception of this case, the only contact Mr Marcus has had with Mr Matthew and Mr Magnus was I am aware of them.For Mr Matthew, I and Mr Marcus paid him a visit in his residence, about two months ago. He simply told Mr Mathew that he would love to have his father's property back because it meant a whole lot to him and they had an agreement that he would negotiate with Magnus as Magnus' ownership of the property was legally binding. But Mr Matthew SheIn did promise tha
The Judge cast his long, doleful gaze at Magnus and finally asked for him to stand and go back to his seat.Then, Marcus was called forward.As he approached the bench, Camelia and Jessica both called out his name.“Marcus!” And everyone turned to them. The two did not care. “We love you! You have got us! We believe you are innocent!”Their words were beautiful but it was a chaotic mess for a court proceeding.Tears gathered in Marcus's eyes. He was not usually an emotional person but the show of love and commitment from Camelia and Jessica got him feeling teary.The rest of the spectators who believed he was guilty began to murmur angrily.“What are these two ladies doing?” One elderly woman who sat as a member of the SheIn family asked. “They seem like paid actresses,” another replied, rolling her eyes mockingly at Camelia and Jessica.“They most definitely were paid by him to act so stupidly and make him look innocent,” another added, cursing them afterwards.“Matthew Shein must g