Torn Between Love and Hate

Chapter 137

Chapter 137 She Could Jall with Joseph for Two Years

Ashton’s face froze. He didn’t expect Deborah would deny her amnesia.

He looked at Deboral. “Debby, you lost a lot of memories three years ago. What other reasons would

have brought you to Oceanview City with Joseph all these years?”

But Deborah only looked at the police. “I never lost my memories or went delusional. I suffered abuse

from my husband’s domestic violence three years ago, and I wanted to divorce him.

“But he refused, so I snuck to Oceanview City with Joseph to escape from Ashton. Such is my will. And

everything that happened between me and Joseph was completely consensual.”

“My memory is intact,” she reiterated, “so is my mental state. I take full responsibility for my actions.”

“My wife lost her memories for three years,” said Ashton angrily. “She’s still a bit delirious right now. I

never imprisoned her, but merely fulfilled my responsibility as a husband for my mentally unstable

wife.”

The police were hard to make judgments with so many people watching.

Joseph silently came down the stairs and walked behind Deborah.

Deborah reached out her hand and held on to Joseph’s in front of everyone.

She didn’t even tell Joseph about what she was doing today, leaving h unprepared.

He just lost control upstairs when Deborah hugged and kissed him.

He never expected Deborah to go public with it like this.

Ashton and Deborah’s marriage was still recognized by law.

Deborah’s actions would undoubtedly nail her to the wall in public view, and she would be shunned and

scorned by

everyone.

Joseph didn’t want her to be like that. If Ashton really was to press charges and be unreasonable.

It would be Joseph Black who tricked Deborah, and it had nothing to do with her. He never wanted her

to bear for

anything.

Whether it was being scorned, ruining his career, or going to jail, he would have Deborah far away from

all these.

Of course, that was Ashton’s plan as well.

So he was planning to accuse Joseph of kidnapping and avoid mentioning Deborah’s cheating.

But now Deborah had kissed Joseph, then held his hand in front of everyone.

Joseph instinctively tried to take back his hand. He didn’t want to drag Deborah into any of these and

tried to speak on her behalf.

Deborah, however, was not letting go, and she looked back at him. “What are you afraid of, Joseph?

We did nothing wrong. There is no need to feel threatened or afraid.”

She looked at the police calmly. “I went willingly. Joseph did not trick me.”

The police couldn’t help but remind her. “Ms. Shepherd, you should be aware that what you’re doing is

marital infidelity, a direct violation of the Marriage Law.”

“I am well aware of this,” Deborah replied. “But I don’t believe a woman should still uphold the marriage

law when

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she was abused and violated by her husband.

“A marriage certificate justifies two people living together, not a man beating up his wife.”

Ashton’s face went cold, and he tried to grab Deborah. “Let go; that’s enough. You should be aware of

the situation right now.”

Deborah threw away Ashton’s hand, then took out her phone and showed the documents to the police.

“These are the evidence from three years ago when Ashton signed my liver donation paper.

“He then signed to force-continue the operation when I was in critical. His grandfather beat me into

miscarriage; here’s the recording.”

Dr. Garza provided her with the files. As for the recording, according to Dr. Garza, Ashton was being

paranoid at the time, and he bugged Deborah.

The recording played out loud, and Hector Mullen’s voice came out clearly.

“I will not allow the fruit of the Mullen family to be born from your womb and become your bargaining

chip. You and your child can go to hell together!”

The recording was from three years ago; Hector didn’t even recall himself doing something like that.

But then it quickly came back to him. It was in this very front yard of the Mullen Manor three years ago

when he ordered his bodyguard to beat Deborah hard with a club, causing her miscarriage.

Hector couldn’t hold it anymore. He stepped in furiously to put a stop to this. “This is a slander! The

recording was fake. With all the good I’ve done my whole life, I’d never heard a fly, let alone my own

child!”

Deborah ignored his reproaches and brought up another recording.

“I recorded this last night. I had hoped that Ashton would mend his ways after three years, but he’s still

that bastard he had always been, and he forced me to be intimate. He also told me to stay inside the

Flora Villa and not to go out without his permission.”

The record played, and Ashton’explained. “Debby, I was a little impatient last night, and I was only

joking about not letting you leave. Plus, it’s for your own good.”

Deborah looked at him coldly. “I went out with you yesterday, not because you threatened me; I wanted NôvelDrama.Org content.

to see what became of you after three years.

“But last night, you forced me to be intimate with you, almost suffocating me. And then you told me to

stay inside Flora Villa and never to go out without your permission. Reality check. You’d never

change.”

Actually, Deborah did lose her memories.

She’d like to see for herself what her lawful husband was like.

And it turned out exactly as Dr. Garza said; Ashton threatened her, forced her, disregarded her health

conditions, and showed no respect for her.

Deborah didn’t remember what she was like three years ago.

But Deborah Shepherd now would never resign herself to such a husband.

The police then asked. “So about the issue with Ms. Shepherd’s amnesia and mental health…”

“Never happened,” said Deborah.

As long as she kept her foot down about not having amnesia or mental breakdowns, there would be no

case for

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Joseph’s abduction charges.

Even if Ashton pressed charges, it could only be for Deborah’s marital infidelity with Joseph.

And the court could only convict them of bigamy with less than two years of the sentence.

Deborah believed she could stand for two years in jail.

She also believed that Joseph could as well.

“I never intentionally harmed or abused her,” said Ashton sulldly. “We just had a few fights from our

misunderstandings

“And now my wife has indeed lost part of her memories, and she was not in her right mind. She has to

stay with me.”

The police looked at Joseph. “Mr. Black, what’s your take on this?”

Deborah gave him a look “Speak the truth, Joseph.”

Joseph changed his statement as he saw Deborah looking at him. “Deborah never had any amnesia or

mental

breakdowns.”

Ashton was furious. “You lie!”

“Since you insisted,” Deborah asked Ashton calmly, “why don’t you show us some proof? Or are you

suggesting that the medical technology today could not tell it a person had anmesia?”

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