Next to Estre, Zoey was perpetually wiping tears from her cheeks. Nick’s brutal treatment of her


    sister was because he himself had been unfaithful-he was using her sister’s life to craft his own public


    image.


    As Estre mentioned the affair between him and Piper, and seeing that there was no hiding his


    infidelity, Nick rose from his chair with a nonchnt swagger and admitted, “Yes, I confess I didn’t love


    Lexi. I cheated.”


    “I was upfront with Lexi about it and even suggested we get a divorce. She said she’d think about it, but


    then she just went off the deep end and jumped. Bottom line, everything that happened to Lexi has


    nothing to do with me.” Since Lexi was in aa, he felt free to spin the narrative however he wished,


    without anyone to counter his ims.


    Then, turning to Estre with arrogance, he taunted, “Ms. Estre, you think you can pin a crime on me


    with a few photos? Set me up? If that’s how you practicew, you might as well be better off at home


    doing theundry and cooking dinner.”


    Estre simply smiled. “Don’t get ahead of yourself.”


    Continuing, she turned to address the judge, “Your Honor, the intiff requests to present the second


    piece of evidence.”


    The judge nodded, “The intiff’s second piece of evidence is epted.”


    Nick’s face briefly betrayed his concern, but he quickly regained hisposure. After all, he had never


    allowed Estre into his home, so how could she possibly have any


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    evidence?


    With the judge’s go-ahead, Estre began ying a video as she exined, “This second piece of


    evidence was provided by a young member of the defendant’smunity. Given that the witness is a


    minor and considering their safety, coupled with the fact that the evidence is a legitimate, live-action


    video, we won’t bepelling the witness to testify in


    court.”


    After Estre finished speaking, a video from Nick’s home started ying on the projection screen.


    Although it wasn’t shot inside his house, it was still very clear. It showed Nick delivering a barrage of


    punches and kicks to Lexi, even hurling objects at her. No matter how Lexi tried to dodge or plead, Nick


    was relentless, each blow more


    vicious than thest.


    “From this video, we can clearly see the defendant’s severe propensity for violence. His abuse of the


    victim, Lexi, is abhorrent and also corroborates that her injuries were indeed inflicted by the defendant,”


    Estre continued.


    “Beyond this drone footage, we also have surveince videos from inside the defendant’s home,


    providing a closer look at the brutality suffered by the victim and the final motive


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    for murder.”


    “Nick, please stop, I’m begging you,” Lexi’s voice echoed through the courtroom.


    “Nick, Nick…”


    “Nick, is it because I haven’t given you a child? The doctor said there’s nothing wrong with


    I can have children. Nick, let’s not rush this, please.”


    me,


    When Lexi mentioned children, Nick grabbed a chair and smashed it on her, barking, “Have kids? With


    what money to raise them? You’re a useless waste, a disgrace. I thought marrying you would bring a


    decent wedding gift from your folks, but all they coughed up was a measly $200,000. You worthless


    tramp, have your parents transfer the house to us, or it’ll all go to that little tramp Zoey.”


    As the video continued to show Nick’s brutal beating, Estre revealed, “Defendant, are the medical


    reports we obtained correct? You suffer from azoospermia-you’re the one who can’t have children,


    right?”


    Estre didn’t hold back in exposing Nick’s infertility to the public, sparing no regard for his dignity.


    In the defendant’s seat, Nick’s face turned ashen. In a fit of rage, he hurled a card at Estre, “You


    bitch, you’re invading my privacy! I’ll sue you, and you’ll rot in jail. And these videos-where did you get


    them from? They’re illegally obtained; none of this evidence should be admissible!”


    The judge, witnessing Nick’s fury, cautioned, “Defendant, please control your emotions.”


    But how could Nick stay calm after what Estre had revealed?


    “Estre, you bitch. You’re framing my son, falsifying evidence!” Nick’s mother exploded from the


    spectator’s bench.


    The judge, seeing themotion, immediately had Nick’s mother escorted out of the


    courtroom.


    Lexi’s parents, witnessing their daughter’s abuse on video, were ovee with shock. Lexi’s mother


    fainted, and her father, along with staff, rushed her to the hospital. Meanwhile, Zoey, sitting beside


    Estre, wept uncontrobly, heartbroken for her sister.


    How could Lexi be so foolish? She got beaten, but she didn’t tell anyone and didn’t consider divorce. If


    they had known about the domestic abuse, they would never have allowed her to continue living with


    such a man


    “Nick, you’re a monster,” Zoey tried to swear at him through her tears, but was too choked up to speak.


    “Order, order,” the judge called for silence, then turned to Estre and asked, “Counsel for the intiff,


    where did you obtain this evidence? Is it obtained legally?”


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    Estre replied, “Your Honor, the surveince footage from the defendant’s house was discovered


    identally on a website. The defendant, far from feeling remorse for abusing our client, actually


    boasted about it online, even sharing the videos.”


    “As for the medical proof of the defendant’s azoospermia, he bragged about it on a dating website,


    showing off his physique and prowess, and boasting that there was no risk of pregnancy. We found it


    inadvertently.”


    As the video continued to y, it showed Lexi attempting to discuss divorce calmly with Nick and him


    responding with more vicious beatings, iming she had no right to ask for divorce and that he was the


    only one to make decisions about their rtionship. He even threatened to kill her parents and her


    sister if she dared to speak of it outside.


    Zoey understood then why her sister had never shared her plight with them. Lexi feared Nick’s


    madness and the potential harm to her family.


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    Zoey’s sobs grew more intense, and the courtroom spectators were filled with an urge tosh out at


    Nick themselves. Even Nick’s ownwyer mmed his folder down on the table, his face so grave he


    couldn’t muster a word. It was as if the taking of Nick’s case had been a stain on him as a person and


    on his professional career.


    Nick was in a heated tug-of-war with Estre, jabbing a finger in her direction and yelling, “Bullshit! I


    never posted that online, and I certainly didn’t share any medical reports.”


    Sure, Nick had been an active user online, but he was clever enough to mosaic his own face in shared


    images. He had a profile on the social app and had arranged a few hookups, but he had never, in fact,


    posted any personal health documents. Bryce had been the one to manipte the evidence.


    As Nick vehemently denied the allegations, Estre calmly presented screenshots of Nick’s ount


    and past posts, including photos and videos.


    “Your Honor,” she dered confidently, “we can assure the court that all evidence presented is


    obtained legally, all sourced from the very tforms the defendant unted them on. It’s all traceable.”


    Nick’s head was spinning as the evidence Estre had unveiled shed before his eyes. For a moment,


    he was utterly disoriented, unable to discern whether he had actually posted those things or not.