Chapter 203 Melanie Was Framed
Sitting before the live broadcast and paying full attention to it were Melanie and Josie, who completely lost their composure when they heard the recording.
Melanie tugged on Josie’s clothes and questioned, “Mom, what should we do? We’ve been exposed!”
“Don’t worry, there isn’t any evidence pointing directly at us yet. We still have a chance to frame her instead.” Josie was not worried that her actions would be discovered at all. “Bribe a paid poster immediately to accuse Vania of framing you.”
Among the trends about Vania’s reversed verdict were topics like ‘Vania framed Melanie’ that started to stand out strongly.
‘Why did Vania mention Melanie so many times in the recording?’
‘I want Vania to make it clear what Melanie has to do with this. Don’t blame an innocent person.’
Melanie’s face had paled from shock. “Mom, is this all right?”
She could not seem to relax despite watching the paid poster denounce Vania on the Internet. Earlier, the live broadcast camera swept across the scene and captured a man sitting discreetly in a corner; she did not need another look to know that it was Hanson.
It was clear that he had really taken a fancy toward Vania. Since he was staying discreetly by her side, he must have been afraid to create any misunderstandings for the netizens to accuse him for rigging the trial with his status.
If he cares that much, then there’s no way he wouldn’t look into the rumors that have been spreading across the internet! That cannot happen!
Josie was anxious and angry yet she remained fairly confident. “Don’t worry, even if this falls through, we have a scapegoat.”
Hence, Melanie could only follow her word. “Alright.”
At the moment, the trial was still ongoing. In the past, Vania would have exposed their deeds little by little to fuel their fear and anxiety, but this time, she exposed all the evidence in public to see what kind of rebuttal they could come up with. With all the facts presented, it was obvious that they could do nothing but own up to the truth and beg for mercy. As soon as the recording was released, it was impossible to rebut it at all, and the police officers had started trembling with fright a long while ago.
The officers immediately spoke up to clear their name. “We were just following the instructions from our superiors. We’ve been wrongly accused! Please look into this case and absolve us. We really were just following our instructions!”
As soon as he heard that, the chief officer immediately stood up and refuted, “You liars, when have I ever instructed you to do so?”
It did not matter to him if these irrelevant police officers were to be dismissed, but his future definitely could not be implicated.
The police officer hurriedly explained, “It’s not the chief; it’s someone else. Chief, you must help us and take the lead. We really didn’t take the initiative to frame Vania.”
Scared to be dragged into the mess, the chief officer immediately answered, “This was a result of my negligence. If there are such cases of injustice within my jurisdiction, I will definitely investigate it thoroughly and give everyone a satisfactory explanation.”
‘Who is the mastermind? Hurry up and say it. Stop blaming Melanie.’
‘Please clear Melanie’s name. Don’t go around putting the blame on others without evidence.’
‘Why is Vania so sure? From the start, she was leading the trial. I hope Melanie accuses Vania of framing her.’
‘I don’t understand why so many people would defend a corrupt person like Melanie.’
Although Vania’s previous good deeds were brought up by the netizens, it was not widely reported… thanks to the paid posters.
