Chapter 131
Joan’s POV
“Wait a minute, are you seriously going to punish me because I can’t remember who I spoke to? You’re going to make me wait another week in jail just to verify it?” I asked, incredulous.
This judge seems intent on proving that I was lying, instead of moving my trial forward. My eyes narrowed as I realized he wanted me to look bad in front of the jury. He was trying to discredit me, and it was freaking working. It didn’t matter that I’d been lying; he didn’t know that. He assumed I was and worked off that. That was so petty on his part. Why can’t he just work with me a little?
Derrick had warned me before we even returned to the courtroom that it was up to the judge’s discretion whether or not he would even allow the evaluation. I was confident that I could convi
