Y/n stood frozen, her heart pounding in her chest as the courtroom fell silent. The judge’s question echoed in her mind, and all eyes were on her. The tension consistent. She felt the weight of the world pressing down on her, but her focus was on Jungkook. He stood there, calm and composed, as if already accepting whatever she was about to say. But Y/n knew she couldn’t lie—not anymore. The truth had been gnawing at her for days, and this was her moment to make things right. Her mind had been made up long before she’d stepped into the room.

She took a deep breath, trying to steady herself. When the judge asked her again, her voice was barely above a whisper, but it was firm. “No.”

Flashback

Y/n remembered sitting in Officer Gohyun’s office just days before. She had already told him everything—how Mingyu had manipulated her father into filing the case, how her father believed the lies, and how she was torn between wanting to protect her family and ending this nightmare.

She had looked at the officer with uncertainty in her eyes. “How much trouble would my father end up in?” she asked, her voice trembling.

Officer Gohyun had leaned forward, his expression calm but serious. “It’s not just your father who’s in trouble, Y/n. Since you’ve already made statements under oath, you’ll be implicated too.”