The Untamed: Game of Hearts - Chapter 186

Morning soon came, and everyone was busy with each of their respective tasks. All except for Aire, who mostly played with Draki as she quietly observed everyone together with her Uncle Boris, who was left with no choice but to take care of her, and entertain her.

“I’m sure Xander’s very nervous right now,” Raine commented while she was in a meeting with Lyne, Levi, Mia, and Tyrone inside the meeting room.

Everyone nodded gravely at her words. This was the starting point of Xander’s real battle, and Raine, along with her team, was honestly anxious about it as well, furiously hoping that everything would all turn out in Xander’s favor as planned.

The Boss looked at Lyne and instructed, “I will need to secretly meet up with Uncle’s lawyer and discuss a few more things in person. Please make the arrangements as soon as the first trial ends today.”

“Noted, Boss. I’ll do what’s needed,” Lyne dutifully answered.

“Currently, they’re on their way to the venue for the Mirage Trial,” Mia informed as she stared at her laptop’s monitor.

The courtroom for the Mirage Trial was located at a secret place. It was the place where an impartial judge heard all the disputes between any of the three clans, and it was compulsory for them to abide by the chosen decisions. Today was the commencement of the trial against Yun Yue of the Moon Clan for his crimes. Xander was the plaintiff, while Yun was the defendant.

Raine already knew how Xander’s team had put a lot of effort into making their case strong enough for her Uncle Yun to escape his actions. They had met a lot of supporters from within the Moon Clan with Raine’s help. From the shadows, they confessed how they didn’t like the unethical ways that Yun was perpetuating while temporarily being the person in charge. They were Raine’s followers who had wanted their clan to ethically reach the heights, a complete opposite of what Yun was doing.

So many people had given their statements, and some were even ready to be witnesses when it came to testifying for Xander’s claim to the throne. All the evidence they held was only pointed towards Yun, King Marcus’s brother, just like how Raine had arranged it.

“I’ll be going now,” Tyrone informed as he stood up. He could attend the trial in person since Yun asked for him.

Raine nodded. Tyrone would be their ears and eyes as one of Yun’s men during the trial. He was the only one who provided Yun with the exact location of Xander’s wife, earning him a huge deal of trust from Yun.

Soon enough, Tyrone arrived at the location on time. Each Clan had two Mirage Council members in the courtroom, ending up with six Council members in total that comprised the judicial system. Those Council members would analyze all the facts presented by each party, and in the end, they would vote if the defendant was guilty as charged before the judge concluded with the final verdict. If the defendant was proven guilty, a punishment would be placed according to the Mirage Laws.

As it stood, the complaint against Yun was punishable by death; by hanging as requested by Xander if proven guilty.

“All rise…”

The judge soon entered.

Raine and the rest could only watch what was happening live from the hidden camera in Tyrone’s contact lens. She smiled when she recognized the judge.

“Uncle will have a hard time escaping what’s coming his way,” she whispered with a smirk. The judge was the retired chief justice of the supreme court of Country V; the one who was known for being fearless in spite of bribes and death threats. He was also famous for his very unbiased judgments, and Raine truly adored the man for being an upright civil worker during his service in the country.

Truly, he was someone who was not afraid to die in his line of service. He also had that famous line of ‘death’s going to happen sooner or later. What matters is you do the right thing before death knocks on your door.’

Raine sighed in temporary relief. It was a good thing that the Mirage Council wasn’t corrupted. They had hired a good, reputed, and unbiased judge for every trial.

“The defendant is accused of multiple murders of their family members all in the name gaining power within the clan…” the house speaker began before calling out for the plaintiff’s representative to begin by stating their accusations.

Xander’s attorney, Lana Huang, stood up and began presenting her case.

“With due regards to the Judiciary and the Justice sitting in charge of the courtroom here, the first thing I want to present as the basis of my case is the letter left by my client’s mother, which clearly states how Mr. Xander Yang was unknowingly connected with the Moon Clan by blood,” she succinctly stated. “This makes him the only true heir alive for the clan’s leadership, and that is something that made the accused try to kill my client several times, to which he had sometimes escaped through his wit, and sometimes through his luck,” the lawyer nodded as she glanced at her notes. “Your Honour, as everyone is aware of, the previous King Arthur, as the legitimate son and the pure-blooded king of Moon Clan, bore twins. His twin daughters were Kanya and Kelly, who everyone had thought had died in an accident. But the truth was that the twins were not dead. Instead, they lived in silence, disguised peacefully abroad at Country D.”

Attorney Lana paced the room as she drove her point across, “They’ve lived the life of ordinary people, only wanting to stay away from this world of chaos and crime. Eventually, they met their partners and got married to them. Kelly bore a son named Bernard, and Kanya bore a son as well, who is Xander Yang.” Then attorney Lana introduced Xander to everyone as Kanya’s only living offspring before she continued, “As I’ve stated, the family of Mr. Yang lived harmoniously with a peaceful life. That was until King Arthur, the twins’ father, had died. Then began the tragic suffering and ruthless killings of King Arthur’s lineage to gain unhindered control of their clan’s power to misuse and commit crimes with…”

Mia shook her head while watching intently. She unconsciously murmured, “Wow, she’s good…”

“Who wants some popcorn?” Levi asked with a grin, noticing how all eyes in the room were too focused on the big TV screen in the room. It would be an interesting watch more than a movie for sure.

Raine could only sigh, knowing how her father would retaliate once this trial came to his knowledge. That was why she had to meet with Chad to ensure that her father wouldn’t know anything about it at all.

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Author’s Note (Feb. 22, 2022):

Follow Lana Huang and Liam Sy in their rollercoaster love story by searching and adding the book “The Law of Attraction”. Again it’s a standalone book so no need to read in sequence. By the way, I think that book was by far my most successful one so make sure you read it.. Haha! Thanks.