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

obliging without raising

least, she seemed much calmer than when she last saw her at the detention

accepted the reality of your situation?”

resigned but also cooperative at

I do even if I can‘t accept it?” she replied.”

and went straight to the

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

you‘ve all made up your mind?” Stella asked, her

replied Tina. “All the preparations are

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

understand,” Stella gently cut her off.

at her and continued, “If you have no objections, we‘ll start discussing the next steps. I will explain in detail what will happen on the 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

“Okay,” Stella responded.

call in my

then turned towards a closed door and yelled, “Okay, you can

was pushed open. Stella turned towards it, and shock was written all over her face when she

are you doing here...?”

a thick stack of

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