Chapter 5 - The Court Hearing Became a Trap, but My Testimony Exposed the One Person Who Had Been Feeding Lucien Information From Inside Adrien’s MansionThe courthouse was surrounded.
Reporters.
Security.
Police.
Adrien's men.
I hated all of it.
But I walked inside.
The judge was older.
Calm.
Professional.
Lucien's lawyer argued that Adrien's lifestyle endangered me.
He showed photographs.
Guns.
Clubs.
Nightlife.
Violence.
I felt trapped.
Then my attorney presented evidence.
Medical appointments.
Security reports.
Threat records.
Attempts to access my medical data.
The judge listened.
Then asked:
“Ms. Bennett, why did you hide this pregnancy?”
I looked at Adrien.
Then answered honestly.
“Because I believed staying away from him was safer.”
The room quieted.
“And now?”
“I was wrong.”
“Why?”
I looked at Adrien.
“Because the danger followed me.”
The judge looked at him.
“And what do you want?”
“I want my child safe.”
Not custody.
Not money.
Not revenge.
Safety.
The judge postponed the case.
Lucien's lawyer looked furious.
Then security found a file hidden beneath a seat.
It contained my medical records.
Someone had been inside the courtroom.
We traced the access.
A household employee.
Adrien's longtime driver.
He had been selling information for months.
Adrien looked devastated.
“Why?”
The man said:
“Lucien promised my family protection.”
Adrien dismissed him.
But I saw something.
He didn't kill him.
He let him go to the authorities.
That was a change.
The old Adrien would have handled it differently.
I noticed.
He noticed me noticing.
“I'm trying.”
I smiled.
“I know.”
Later that night, he asked:
“Do you regret staying?”
I looked at my stomach.
“No.”
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“Why?”
“Because you finally gave me a reason to stay.”
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