Chapter 1101

“Ms. Tina Hampton, the lawyer, is waiting for you inside, Mrs. Ford. You can go on ahead. I‘ll be right here, on guard. If there‘s any problem, you can call for me.”

Stella nodded and walked inside.

The office was a suburban studio. Because it was very secluded, there was no worry about nosy eavesdroppers or getting followed.

As Stella pushed the door open, she saw Tina Hampton sitting in front of her computer, perusing through the files.

Hearing the noise, she turned around and glanced at Stella.

“You‘re here already?”

“Yes,” Stella responded and walked in before taking a seat in front of Tina.

“Mr. Ford has probably informed you that we have an urgent task today,” Tina bluntly told her. “So I really need you to cooperate with me.”

Stella nodded.

“It looks like you‘re very calm about it all,” observed Tina with a frown when she noticed how Stella had been

without raising any objections

least, she seemed much calmer than when

you accepted the reality of your situation?”

almost imperceptibly, looking resigned but also cooperative at the

even if I can‘t accept it?” she replied.” He‘ll find a million ways to make me

went straight to

you, which means that we might not be able to fully exonerate you at this point. If we try that, the probability of success is very low, and it would take up too much time. This would be disastrous for your future, so we‘ve decided that the best plan is for you to confess that you‘ve accidentally killed Zachary Ford, and it‘s never been your intention. In fact, you didn‘t even have any idea that oleanders were highly poisonous. In other words, you must insist, without a flinch, that you are ignorant of the fact that oleanders are harmful or toxic. This is the only way that we can minimize your sentence as much as possible. If the sentencing is light enough, Mr. Ford can then easily find a way to release you on bail.”

up your mind?” Stella asked, her face

Tina. “All the

your case is an extremely difficult one. The fact that all the lawyers working for the other side are the cream of the crop isn‘t helpful either. If we go by the original plan, there‘s simply no way we‘d win this case, and you‘d end up in prison, so why not change the strategy instead? They‘d never expect you to confess to the murder. Besides, if you insist on being ignorant about the poisonous nature of oleanders, they‘d have no way of proving that it was a premeditated murder,

Stella gently cut her off.

day of the trial. Then, I‘ll simulate the questioning you might receive from the prosecution. We‘ll try to anticipate everything that might happen on that day so you‘ll be perfectly prepared when the time comes.”

“Okay,” Stella responded.

I‘ll call in my assistant

and yelled,

and shock was written all over her face when she recognized

Hall? What are you

a thick stack of

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