Chapter: 806
"Sir, my husband has been a morally upright man. He couldn’t have committed such a huge sin. He must have been framed!" Jessica fought for her husband.
"That’s right! Our patriarch must have been framed!" The family members immediately voiced their support for Hector Harmon, who was known for his honorable character. No one else in the family could claim to be more virtuous than Hector.
"Framed him? That’s a joke!" The commander’s face was taut.
"We have solid evidence that clears all the doubts. Those who are not involved, please leave the scene now!"
"Sir, you claimed that my dad is guilty. But where’s the evidence? You need a reason to arrest him, isn’t that right?" Natasha questioned the commander.
He bellowed, "The witness account is clear evidence of Hector Harmon murdering the young lady when he was drunk!"
"A witness can be bought. With money, one can forge a witness statement. It’s pretty common," Natasha argued. She was displeased by how they wanted to charge Hector over the words of a few witnesses.
"Is a witness‘ account unreliable? Alright, then! I’ll show you some physical evidence!" The commander played a video on his phone. The angle of the footage resembled that of a surveillance camera. In the video, one could see a stocky man assaulting a young lady in her prime. First, he sullied her, followed by suffocating her to death. His actions were inhumane and would incur wrath from anyone.
After choking the lady to death, the man turned around and showed his face. It was Hector Harmon.
"H–how is that possible?" Everyone looked horrified when they saw Hector in the lootage. They never expected that he was the real criminal after all! One could buy off witnesses, but it was hard to create physical evidence out of thin air! Still, the revelation was too shocking, and everyone struggled to process it.
"T–that’s impossible! My dad would never kill someone!" Ruth shook her head forcefully as the color drained from her face.
"How did it turn out this way?" Jessica’s eyes widened in disbelief.
Jessica had always believed her husband, but the result at the moment had left her completely stunned.
"Hector, look at what you have done!" Trent was exasperated.
"Y–you son of a bitch! You’re not worthy to be the patriarch!" Flying into a rage, Jacob threw a punch at Hector’s face.
Such a scandal was going to bring extreme humiliation to the entire family.
"Dad, you…" Knitting her brows. Natasha wanted to say something, but the words were stuck in her throat. At first, she firmly believed that her father had been framed. However, looking at the pieces of irrefutable evidence now, she was at a loss as to how to defend him.
Even Hector was inexplicably shocked. It was indeed his face that appeared in the video. On top of that, the way that person dressed up was also just like his.
"Did I really kill someone after getting drunk?" Hector muttered inwardly. At the thought of that, Hector coughed up a mouthful of blood, not able to withstand the shock. His face was ashen white.
"Dad!" Natasha wanted to support him subconsciously but was stopped by him.
"Natasha, I’m sorry for dragging you all into this mess. Now that I’ve done something like this, how can I continue to live with myself?" As soon as he finished speaking, he snatched the gun from the commander and pointed it at his own head. He pulled the trigger, attempting to use his death to make up for his mistake.
"Dad!"