Chapter 9
"SO Liz Parker, how long have you know Tess Harding?", asked Mr. Harding sneering at the girl.
Liz smiled making her look at him in confusion.
"Well since, college but we got pretty close best friends really one year ago", said Liz. Mr. Harding smiled.
"So it would be safe to assume that you know my daughter very well", asked Mr. Harding.
"Yeah at least I thought I did, but obviously I don't", answered Liz.
"What do you mean by that?", asked Mr. Harding.
"Well I didn't know that she preferred girls over guys and I didn't know that she was capable of hurting a child", said Liz glaring at him.
Mr. Harding looked at her.
"That is an assumption on your part Ms. Parker, and a lie basically", said Mr. Harding.
"Oh is it, Tess is a lesbian she even came on to me", said Liz shocking not only Mr. Harding that tried to suppress his shocked expression but also Max.
"Now Ms. Parker", began Mr. Harding.
"Look I'm going to be honest here, Tess sent me here to destroy Max Evan's life, she told me that Max took away her son and he used his power to do it, but I have come to realize that I was wrong, and Tess Harding hates Max Evans not for her son but because Max Evans hurt her lover Pam Troy. It was already to late on my part, but she hates me too, god knows why but it's true, are you done Mr. Harding?", asked Liz smiling.
"How do you know that he is not using you?", asked Mr. Harding.
"Because I told him the truth and he loved me anyway", answered Liz simply.
Mr. Harding nodded his head and sat down.
"You may step down", said the judge.
Max's lawyer got up.
"I call Pam Troy to the stand".
Pam Troy got up and looked at her lover that gave her a look that said that if she blew this she would hurt her. Pam Troy swallowed hard.
"Alright Ms. Troy let's get down to business, where were you on the afternoon when Aidan Evans was assaulted?", asked the lawyer.
"I was home alone", said Pam.
"Oh can anyone vouch for you?", asked the lawyer.
"No I can't say, I mean I was sleeping, so I don't know if anyone knew I was home", said Pam.
"Hum then can you explain to me how this got on Mr. Evan's property?", asked the lawyer showing her, her hair clip.
"I don't know exactly, I mean it's be lost for a long time", answered Pam.
"Oh, then can you explain to me why your footprints were around Max Evan's property?", asked the lawyer.
"I don't know what you are talking about I haven't been there since Max Evans raped me", said Pam tearing up.
Max shook his head in disgust while Liz glared at the woman.
"Is that right, then tell me Ms. Troy do you recognize this?", asked the lawyer.
Pam lifted her head up an gasped. It was her car keys. She was looking for them. She recently brought the car, in fact she brought the morning of her hitting Aidan with the rock.
"Umm it's car keys", answered Pam.
"Yes they are, do you know who they belong too?", asked the lawyer.
"No I can't say that I do", answered Pam.
"Well let's see, I can get the police to run a check, fingerprints, everything or you can tell me who they belong to", said the lawyer.
"Objection", yelled Mr. Harding.
"For what?", asked the lawyer.
"You are badgering the witness, she said she didn't know", said Mr. Harding.
The judge looked at Mr. Harding.
"He is not he asked her if she knew", answered the judge.
"You may continue", answered the judge.
"Okay, you know Pam if you are lying there is a heavy penalty, but I guess you already know that", said the lawyer.
"Objection", yelled Mr. Harding.
"Sustained, get to the point", said the judge.
"Okay let's try this, are you and Tess Harding involved?", asked the lawyer.
"Objection", yelled Mr. Harding.
"I don't see how this is relevant", said Mr. Harding.
"It is relevant, I want to know what their relationship is, and if that was the reason for them assaulting that little boy", said the lawyer.
"Continue", said the judge.
"You have to answer the question Ms. Troy", said the judge.
"Tess and I are friends, best friends", answered Pam.
The lawyer knew she was playing with him.
"Oh like Liz and Tess were friends", asked the lawyer.
"No, Tess is my friend and I would never betray her like Liz did", answered Pam sneering at Liz.
"Okay, so does it bother that Tess is attracted to Liz", asked the lawyer.
"NO she is not attracted to her", answered Pam snapping at the lawyer.
"Well she is, actually since she has come onto Liz not once but twice, in fact from what Liz has told me she asked for an intimate relationship", said the lawyer.
"What that is not true, YOU ARE LYING, Tess would never do that to me", said Pam.
"Well why would you care you are just her friend after all", said the lawyer.
Pam shut up quick. She had to think of a way out of this. Tess glared at her for making a scene in the courtroom.
Before Pam could answer the lawyer said, "No farther questions you honor".
"NO questions", said Mr. Harding sighing.
"I call Tess Harding up to the stand", said the lawyer. Maria glared at the girl.
"Hoe", muttered Maria.
Michael shot her look telling her to be quiet.
"What it's true, just look at her, she is disgusting", said Maria with a disgusted look on her face.
"Ms. Harding tell me your relationship with Max Evans", asked the lawyer looking at the woman.
"Well he is the man that stole my son", said Tess.
"Why didn't you try to get custody of Aidan", asked the lawyer.
"Well if you know anything about the Evans is that their money makes them powerful, Max Evans told me that I would never even have a shot at getting my son", answered Tess playing the part of the grieving mother.
"Surely you know that mothers are usually given custody, you could have shared custody with Mr. Evans", said the lawyer.
"He threaten me, he said that he would win, so I didn't try and for that I will be forever regretful", cried Tess.
Max shook his head in disgust, this bitch.
"You knew about Aidan being assaulted am I correct?", asked the lawyer.
"Yes I learned about it", asked Tess looking at him confused.
"Did you know what hospital he was admitted to?", asked the lawyer.
"Yeah I knew, so?", asked Tess.
"Do you have a mode of transportation?", asked the lawyer.
Tess looked at him confused.
"Yes I do, I have a car", answered Tess.
"Do you have a driver's license ?", asked the lawyer.
"Yes I do", answer Tess slowly.
Where was he going with this.
"Do you know which hospital Aidan was admitted to?", asked the lawyer.
"Yes I told you that, already", said Tess getting annoyed.
"Do you know the name of that hospital?", asked the lawyer.
"Yes it's called Saint Mary's", answered Tess gritting her teeth.
"Can you read?", asked the lawyer.
"Yes I can read what kind of stupid question is that?", asked Tess sneering.
"Oh so you can read, then tell me Ms. Harding why did you not make the effort to visit your son at the hospital, why didn't a mother want to visit her son that was hospitalized, every nurse or doctor would have let you through just because you are his mother, so tell me Ms. Harding, if you loved you son that much why were you not in attendance at the hospital that you knew your son was in. You were able to get there, you have the ability to walk drive, run there, you knew the place you know how to read so you knew how to get there, so why didn't you go?", asked the lawyer.
Tess looked at him shocked.
"Umm", said Tess not knowing what to say.
"I knew Max would be there and wouldn't let me see him", answered Tess.
"Oh please Ms. Harding, regardless of the past with Max Evans you know that if you were a true mother nothing would have stop you from visiting your little boy in the hospital, you would have bang down doors, hit people, paid people off, because Ms. Harding Max Evans is not the only rich one here, because your father is worth millions, so your excuse of Max Evans threatening you with his wealth is moot, because you have money also, in fact your father has as much money as the Evans' family, if you wanted your son you would have had him", said the lawyer.
"Objection", yelled Mr. Harding.
"For what I'm telling the truth", said the lawyer.
"Continue", said the judge.
"Alright let's back up here a little bit, let's go back to your friendship with Liz Parker. Tell me Ms. Harding why do you hate Liz Parker?", asked the lawyer.
"I hate her because she betrayed me", said Tess.
Her voice was cracking. She was scared.
"Because she fell in love with Max Evans, am I correct?", asked the lawyer.
"Yes", answered Tess.
"But you hated her before that, can I ask why?".
"I didn't hate her she was my friend before", answered Tess.
"Oh you sing right, did Liz ever sing with you?", asked the lawyer, taking a different approach.
"Yeah we would sing together", answered Tess.
"Oh did you go to competitions?", asked the lawyer.
"Yeah we did, we entered competitions together", answered Tess.
"Did Liz ever win?", asked the lawyer.
"Yes she did", answered Tess.
"Did you?", asked the lawyer.
"A few times", answered Tess.
"Did you ever win when Liz was in the competitions?", asked the lawyer.
"What does this have to do with anything?", asked Tess.
"Please answer the question Ms. Harding", said the lawyer.
"NO", growled out Tess.
"So that's why you hate her, she took all your glory, she was always the best, and you couldn't stand that, that's you hate Liz Parker that's why you sent her to destroy Max Evans", said the lawyer.
"No that's not true, that's not true I hate because she is a whore, she is whore like her mother", yelled Tess.
"Objection", yelled out Mr. Harding.
"Whore, Nancy Parker is no such thing", yelled out the lawyer.
"Order in the court", yelled the judge banging his gavall.
"NO not Nancy Parker her real mother, the whore that took my father away from my mother . She slept with my father, and had that bastard child with him. Liz Parker", yelled Tess pointing to Liz that had her eyes wide open.
"My sister, how do you like that", sneered Tess.