On our tenth wedding anniversary , my husband and his family dragged me to the Marriage Tribunal.§ When Jake Morris accused me of the various abuses hed endured over the past ten years , everyone in the courtroom was shocked.§ Outraged , they attacked my character , eager to see me brought down .
But when the verdict was announced , the entire room fell silent .
On the day that should have marked a decade of marriage , I didnt receive flowers or embraces .
} Instead , Jake brought me to court , demanding a thorough investigation of my financial situation .
He even claimed I should repay every penny hed ever spent on me during our marriage .
I was blindsided and dragged to the courtroom without warning .
As I stood there , facing the accusations , I turned to Jake .
} He had even brought his relatives , who were more than willing to vouch for my supposed cruelty .
Youll die a terrible death for what youve done to Jake , Elena Mann .
} You heartless woman .
You even abandoned your own son .

Hes only eight years old , for Gods sake .
Before the judge could say a word , Jake and his family had already launched their attack .
His mother sat in the audience , bawling hysterically , while she loudly recounted my alleged misdeeds .
> I stared at them and sank into thought .
The spectators , too , glared at me with fury .
} They acted as if I had wronged each of them .
And then , the trial began .
I was led to the defendants stand , just behind the memory extraction device .
The judge turned to me , her voice stern .
Defendant , based on the plaintiffs accusations , we will now proceed with a memory extraction for truth verification.B If everything aligns with the plaintiffs claims , you will be convicted .
} I glanced at Jake .
Beside him were his sister , his mother , and our eight year old son .

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They stood there , smug .
I asked , Are you sure this trial will be one hundred percent fair ? No favoritism ? } A murmur ran through the audience , shocked by my question .
Just a week ago , Jake had teamed up with his mother and sister to post a plea for help online .
They announced that they were taking me to court because I wanted a divorce .
} Now , this wasnt any ordinary court .
To ensure absolute fairness , both the plaintiffs and defendants memories would be extracted and reviewed .
The judge , along with the Scales of Justice , would determine the verdict .
} The post had caused an uproar , even making it to the citys trending topics .
He painted me as a cold hearted woman who had abandoned her husband and son , abused the elderly , and treated her family with utter indifference .
He claimed that his mother had treated me like her own daughter and tended to my every need .
But I had thrown tantrums and even thrown out meals she cooked for me .
He went on to say that our son had ended up in the hospital multiple times due to my neglect and that when he was sick , I didnt care at all .

I even went on a vacation .
As for himself , Jake claimed he had been the one taking care of all the housework , handing over his paycheck to me , and doing part time jobs to make sure I had everything I wanted .
Instead of gratitude , I responded with verbal and physical abuse .
According to him , I had demanded a divorce , leaving him and our son penniless .
Because the house was in my name , Jake stood to lose everything .
He had turned to the internet , fishing for sympathy .
He hoped to get the compensation he believed he deserved .
In no time , I was inundated with hate from countless strangers online .
Some even went to my workplace and threw rotten eggs at the building .
Jakes mother , his sister , and our son had even gone as far as to bow outside my office , begging me not to divorce him .
Under the pressure of public opinion , my company fired me .