Ada felt like she had been struck by lightning. Her whole body was trembling, and there was a thorn stuck in her throat that she couldn't swallow or spit out, blocking her airway and making it difficult to breathe.
In the courtroom, the entire gallery was packed with people. All the estranged relatives who could never get along were present on this day, their faces displaying various expressions. With a hurried glance, Ada could only see mockery.
Louis, sitting near the front, saw Ada walk in, and his eyes filled with fierce resentment. He abruptly stood up, stormed over, and delivered a full-blown slap to Ada's face.
That slap had no holding back. Ada turned her head, her right ear ringing loudly, and her mind wandered off somewhere, lost in a daze.
"Ada, you b***h!!! Where the hell w
