I
A few days have passed and Atty. Yhera and Seigfred stayed like they are always in their honeymoon stage until they returned both to their work.
They found out more about Shandall being the mastermind too of shooting Atty. Yhera based on the report of Atty. Yhera's friend at the NBI. It brought anger again to Atty. Yhera, and more so to Seigfred. But seeing how happy his best friend, Buddy is now with Shandall, Atty. Yhera tried to pacify her heart and once again decided not to sue Shandall. Seigfred was not actually amenable to that.
"She should suffer the consequences of her action, Sweetheart. She might do it again," Seigfred said hissingly. He wanted Shandall to be punished for hiring someone to shoot Yhera, yet the latter pacified him.
"I am certain that Shandall is now happily in love with Buddy, Sweety. She only did that out of love for you. Now, that she is happy with Buddy, I am sure she will not do it again. I do not have the heart to kill that love now between my best friend and Shandall." Atty. Yhera took hold of her husband's hands and looked at him pleadingly.
Seigfred made a deep breath and sighed. "If that is your decision, Sweety, what can I do? I will just trust your decision," he said in resignation. He too would not want to ruin the happiness of Buddy, who became his close friend too, together with Tony.
A few more months passed and everything went well with the marriage life of Atty. Yhera and Seigfred.
And, today, Atty. Yhera and Seigfred are going to the court to hear the verdict against Conrad Zhang for the murder of Rhoda and the second case for kidnapping and attempted murder of Seigfred. Rhoda’s parents were there in the court already when they arrived. Anyhow, Rhoda’s case will be the first case to hear, and next to that is the case filed by Seigfred against Conrad Zhang.
Conrad Zhang together with his lawyer was also inside the judge's sala too.
A few minutes have passed and the Judge who was handling the case entered the court, and the sound of the gavel of justice as it hit the lectern has been heard inside.
Thereafter, the judgment against Conrad Zhang has been read by the Clerk of Court. A part of it states,
“... Wherefore, this court finds the accused CONRAD ZHANG guilty beyond reasonable doubt of the crime of MURDER and imposing upon him a penalty of RECLUSION PERPETUA and to pay the legal heirs of the late Rhoda Rodriguez, a sum of Fifty Thousand Pesos (₱50,000.00) as civil indemnity, Fifty Thousand Pesos (₱50,000.00) as moral damages, and Fifty Thousand Pesos (₱50,000.00) as temperate damages. All monetary awards shall earn interest at the legal rate of six percent (6%) per annum from the date of finality of this Decision until fully paid. So ordered!”
Came next was the verdict hearing of the case filed by Seigfred against Conrad Zhang, to which the court also finds him guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.
Immediately, after the verdict reading, Conrad Zhang has been assisted by two Police Officers to be put in jail again.
A few moments have passed and while Atty. Yhera, Seigfred, and their family and friends were happily rejoicing about winning the case, they suddenly heard a loud sound of a gunshot just outside of the court, followed by screaming from people outside.
They all dropped to the floor as the immediate action in this instance when they heard another two succeeding sounds of a gunshot.
When everything has been peaceful already, they got out of the court and there they saw the lifeless body of Conrad Zhang.
“What happened?” Atty. Yhera asked the Police Officers.
“He grabbed the gun in the holster of one of the policemen accompanying him and tried to shoot the police officers, maybe he has the intent to escape. Our Policemen have no other recourse but to fire back in defense of themselves,” one of the Police Officers replied.
Atty. Yhera and Seigfred together with their family and friends were all in horror.
II
A few months had passed after that incident in court and everything went on smoothly in the marriage life of Atty. Yhera and Seigfred. They continued to be sweet with each other until one day, Atty. Yhera became moody and always got angry with her husband. She does not even want to let him sleep with her in one bed and Seigfred became confused.
Seigfred called Buddy to seek help.
“Seigfred, it has been almost four months after your wedding, I am already an engaged man now with Shandall but I have not heard Yher tell me that she is already pregnant. Hmm, how about bringing her to the doctor to check?” Buddy said teasingly and with a wide grin.
“Goodness, you are right Buddy. I saw her throw up one morning. Oh, goodness, I might be a Daddy soon!” Seigfred exclaimed, making Buddy laugh out loud.
When Seigfred went home that night, he brought flowers and chocolates for his wife and he was surprised to see her in a good mood.
“Thank you, Sweety. You know very well my weakness,” Atty. Yhera said as she gave Seigfred a hug and then a quick kiss on his lips.
“Sweety, are you pregnant?” Seigfred asked directly out of excitement, causing Atty. Yhera’s eyes grow big while looking at him.
“Sweety, I did not have my period last month. Oh, goodness, Nana Elay, please call Mang Romy and tell him to go to the nearest Pharmacy and buy me a pregnancy test kit!” Atty. Yhera said aloud, with her expression full of excitement.
Seigfred cleared his throat as his hand got something inside his attache case. “Sweety, there is no need to ask Mang Romy to go to the Pharmacy, I brought three pregnancy test kits already. Here,” he said while handing to her a plastic bag from a known drug store.
Atty. Yhera hugged him and then grabbed the plastic bag. She immediately got inside the comfort room and after a few moments, her scream filled the four corners of their mansion.
Surprised, Seigfred opened the door of the comfort room and there he saw his wife, laughing and crying while holding in her hands the three pregnancy test tubes. He got the pregnancy test tubes and looked at them one by one. This time, it was Seigfred who shouted like crazy.
“Hohoooo, I am going to be a Daddy soon!”
Atty. Yhera plunged herself into a hug with her husband and they kissed each other passionately.
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