- Won and lost
- Won and Lost
France
All rise. The honorable Judge Dalgin Serato presiding
Today is the first day of Amelia’s divorce trial. I feel excited that everything is going as we wanted. A few days ago, I spoke
poke with Peña’s lawyer and made him believe i agreed to make Amelia lose everything. But it was just a façade. I turn to look at him, and his smug face makes me nauseous. Comuption in my profession is well known, but that doesn’t make it acceptable. All those lawyers who only seek to break the law should have their licenses revoked and be sent to jail.
I scan the room. I see that behind us is my godmother and some people I assume are my client’s family. On the other side, behind Peria and his lawyer, are an older woman and a young blonde. According to the photos and videos Ive seen, that must be the famous girlfriend.
“Attorneys, please step forward.”
We are asked to come before the judge to start the trial. I see my colleague is very happy and talkative, while I remain silent.
“Attorney Robles, please begin your presentation
I move to the center to present my case to the jury.
“I am here on behalf of Mrs. Amelia Fuentes de Peña, as her husband refuses to comply with the law regarding the alimony that his future ex wife is entitled to by night Here in this document, the amount he wishes to offer is detailed, and as you can see, it is a ridiculous amount. It is impossible that the CEO of a growing company with venfiable capital claims to earn only “the minimum” working for his own business. Here are the documents that prove Mr. Peña owns seventy percent of the company and it is in his name. Meanwhile, the documents presented by the opposing lawyer do not mention any of this. Forging documents is a punishable crime, so I ask that this be clarified. We are requesting that Mr. Peña clarity his assets, from which we ask for fifty percent of those shares as compensation, to be put in the names of the children born during the marriage, with Mrs. Fuentes as the executor.
There are a lot of murmurs in the room. I tum to look at my “colleague” and can see he is turning purple. But this is just the beginning
“On another note, in the divorce petition, Mr. Peña requests that Mrs. Amelia fuentes dispose of her only property, which is the marital home where she and her children currently live. Speaking with Mrs. Fuentes, she agrees to this, but also requests that the house currently occupied by her husband’s mother be sold, as it was acquired during the marriage and is in Mr. Peria’s name. Here is the state property certificate that proves it”
I can’t help but have a small smile on my face. They didn’t see this coming, and I love it.
“Well, it seems there are many issues to clarify, Mr. Peña, Anything else to present, Antomey? The judge did not expect all this to come out at once. But I must deliver the final blow
“Yes, Your Honor it remains to be clarified that the divorce is necessary because the cause was Mr. Peña’s infidelity towards his wife. Here are the photographs and the ideo that prove it”
I present the evidence privately, but the judge asks for it to be projected for the jury. One by one, the photographe appear, showing the man carelessly allowing himself to be photographed, and as the cherry on top, the video where he is having relations with his girlfriend
Well I believe that’s all for now. We will proceed to the defense”
But before the judge decides to give the floor to the other lawyer, I pull out my last card
“There is one more thing. Mrs. Fuentes also requests full custody of her children and a restraining order against Mrs. Sofia de Peña, Mr. Peña’s mother, for harassing her own grandchildren”
Task for the recording to be played, where the woman threatens those poor children. Again, the murmurs are widespread. The men on the other side of the courtroom are pale, especially my client’s almost ex–husband
Very well, if that is all, please, Attorney, proceed with Mr. Peria’s defense
I smile slightly, knowing that the man has no way to get that scoundrel off the hook. I turn to see Amelia, who is also pale. But she must be strong. From today, she will be free and will have fulfilled her revenge against that loway husband. Now, she can start anew
The lawyer steps forward, but I see Peña looking at him with a murderous glare. I don’t know if it’s because he is about to lose almost all his fortune, or because now everyone knows what a piece of garbage he was to his wife and children. He tries to get Amelia to look back at him, but she remains silent, only looking straight ahead. I know this moment is painful. All divorces are painful, but she deserves better than this it she wasted half her life on keep staring at her, and feeling my eyes on her, she turns to me and gives me a smile. A very sad one, but a smile nonetheless. She knows she has won, but I am sure she would prefer this to be a bad dream and that he family had not been destroyed this way Throughout my career, I have seen numerous couples end up like them, but Amelia’s pain also hurts me, and I don’t know why. Maybe because I see my mother’s face in hers. But it is something I don’t want to think about night now. This is Amelia’s moment.
“Your Honor I would like to say a few words “Peña rises from his seat and asks to speak.
“First of all, I want to announce that my lawyer is fired And I will make sure he never practices law again. None of the things the attorney mentioned were authorized by me, but perhaps Attorney Flores can explain where he got all this from. My intention was never to leave my wife or my children without their home, as it was a gift. It was never in my mind to sell to get half the profits. On the other hand, I had given the order for a percentage of my shares to be given as compensation, but everything was distorted So I will soon file a complaim against my former lawyer. And if she wants my mother’s house, she can have it. After all, she has enough money to buy another one Right, mother? He turns to look at his mother, who looks completely pale. And lastly, I did not know about the existence of that video or the recording, and I will ask – for an explanation later Amelia, I am so sorry you have to go through this. This is the last time I will hurt you. You are right. It is best that you have full custody of the children, and if you allow me to see them, it will be at your discretion and under your conditions. I am very sorry we have come to this point. But I agree to everything you ask for. I will give the instructions for the shares you request and half of my fortune to be put in the names of my wife and children.” The silence in the room is overwhelming. It seems this m
man has been defeated by his own close associates. I think he will now begin to realize he has made the biggest
“If that is the case, then I declare the trial closed. The divorce proceeds, so you will fill out the necessary documentation. From this date, you only have to wait for the sentence to be published, and you can consider yourselves divorced. I am never in favor of divorce, but if it is best for the family, then it is a necessary evil. Case closed”
The sound of thevel indicates that everything is over.
to look at Amell and can see her eyes filled with tears. She has won, but she has lost. And strangely enough, I still don’t understand why her pain hurts me too.
