The Withered Tree Blooms Again

Summary

Grandpa Arthur Bennett was taken to court after being accused of using violence and coercion to commit rape.

Yet I lounged at home, idly scrolling on my phone while watching a livestream.

In my previous life, determined to uncover the truth, I had volunteered to serve as the plaintiff’s lawyer and investigated the case in depth.

I had even contacted my brother, Ethan Bennett, praised as a genius lawyer, and urged him to defend Grandpa.

But he believed the story I told was absurd—a lie meant to stop him, my best friend, and my mom from going on their trip to Moonlake together—and he…