Lost and Found: Return of My Mysterious Fiancee by KIKI

Chapter 831: We Also Have Witnesses Dexter's body stiffened. Though he didn't want to admit it, Jared's words undeniably made sense.

Back then, David Van likely helped fabricate evidence under Luke Gill's coercion. Fearing retaliation, he turned himself in and went to prison. What no one expected was that after ten years, he still didn't dare to cforward but instead continued working for Luke Gill.

"Mr. Dyer insisted on adding an excessive amount of herbs to the formula despite my warnings," David Van said, his voice low but clear enough for everyone to hear. "This caused a chemical conflict with another herb, leading to the tragedy back then." He lowered his head, his calloused fingers tapping against his palm. "Mr. Dyer's intentions were good. He never meant to harm anyone. It's my fault. I should have risked losing my job to stop him back then. Otherwise, things wouldn't have turned out this way." At this point, Elsa could no longer contain herself. She slammed her hands on the table and stood up. "You're lying! Uncle Van, my father treated you so well, and you sided with outsiders to harm him?!" "The research and proposal for the new product were clearly planned by you and Luke Gill! My father never raised any objections!" Elsa pulled a USB drive from her pocket. "This contains footage from the conference room and lab back then. My father never once questioned David Van's research during any meetings," she said. She added, "He even praised Uncle Van's outstanding abilities to my mother at home, saying he was a reliable person." From an envelope, she took out a degree certificate. "My father was an exceptional doctoral student at Sinoria Medical University. How could he not know that those two herbs were chemically incompatible? What you're saying is an insult to my father!" Luke Gill's lawyer, sneering, spoke up. "Doesn't this just further prove that Mr. Dyer was a man of questionable character? If he was so confident that the medicine was harmless, why didn't he test it on himself instead of committing suicide by jumping off a building?" "Exactly! If the Dyer family truly believed the medicine was safe, why didn't they go to the authorities to prove it?" "They probably didn't have the ability to do so back then. You kids weren't around during that time-it caused a huge uproar. Public opinion was overwhelmingly against the Dyer family." "Even so, why commit suicide? If they were truly innocent, how could he bear to see his company destroyed like that?" "I think Elsa just wants attention. This must be sstaged she's putting on. Her family caused a death years ago, and now they have the nerve to try and overturn the case? Ridiculous!" The scourtroom footage was being broadcasted live, and the comment section was filled with heated debates.

In the courtroom, Dexter's cold gaze swept over the room. "Listening to sof you, one might think you're nothing more than keyboard warriors on the internet. What a disgrace to the legal profession!" "The Dyer family didn't want to appeal back then? Every single appeal they filed was rejected by the court," he said.

On the courtroom's large screen, one rejected lawsuit after another appeared. Dexter continued, "I don't know what kind of power Luke Gill had back then to make this happen. But when an innocent person isn't even granted the opportunity to appeal, can you honestly say there's nothing shady going on?" In the jury, Victor, a man nearing sixty but still sharp-eyed, noticed the nof the official on the rejection documents. His pupils contracted slightly, and he cleared his throat. "It was the Dyer family's fault. No matter how many times you retry the case, the outcwill be the same. The court doesn't exist solely for the Dyer family. Prioritizing cases for ordinary citizens is completely normal." Tina's calm eyes shifted toward him. "Are you saying the Dyer family isn't ordinary citizens?" She propped her head on one hand, her tone light. "I see the signature on those documents matches your surname. I wonder, what's your relationship to this person?" Kelly immediately retorted, "Just because someone's named Bailey doesn't mean they're related to us! My dad doesn't even know this person!" She turned her gaze toward Jared, her eyes lingering. "Miss Reed, I know you dislike our family, but you can't just throw baseless accusations at us because of personal grudges." "Quiet!" The judge frowned and banged the gavel.

His indifferent eyes swept over Kelly. "The court has the authority to reject unreasonable requests. Plaintiff, do you have any other evidence?" Tina smiled faintly. "Of course, Your Honor. We'd also like to call witnesses to the stand. These are former shareholders of Dyer Pharmaceuticals and members of the research team from back then." At her words, half of the jury frowned.

On the defendant's side, Luke Gill's fingers curled slightly as he forced himself to maintain a calm expression. His eyes followed Tina's gaze toward the doorway.

Jared, seated motionless, didn't spare Luke a glance. His cold demeanor made it clear-if it weren't for Tina, he wouldn't have even attended this trial.

Elsa, however, glared at Luke with eyes filled with hatred, a burning desire for vengeance flickering in her gaze.

But Luke Gill didn't care. He shifted his focus from Elsa to the door Tina was watching. For sreason, a sense of unease crept over him.

The red doors stood silently shut. As Hayden and the others grew curious and Victor grew tense, the doors creaked open.

The sound drew everyone's attention.

Several visibly older researchers walked in, escorted by police officers.

When their faces appeared on camera, the live-stream comment section exploded.

"My God, that's my professor?!" "That's the dean of pharmacology at Ensford University?!" "No way! These people were part of the Dyer family? Then how could the Dyer family have created something that killed people?!" One by one, viewers recognized the individuals. Among them were even a few prominent figures regularly seen on television.

Even those unfamiliar with this field could nsof them.

Luke Gill's pupils contracted as his hands clenched. His thin lips pressed into a tight line, and his eyes locked onto the group of people. Several of them had been his mentors when he sought advice years ago.

These were core members of the Dyer family team. After the Dyer family's collapse, they had refused to join the Gill family, choosing instead to leave the pharmaceutical industry altogether. Each had gone on to becrenowned professors at prestigious universities.

When the court issued subpoenas earlier, Luke Gill had considered m summoning them himself. But these NO people were notoriously stubborn. No amount of money could persuade them. Elsa-or rather, Tina-what kind of connections did she have to bring them here?