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 any objections

she seemed much calmer than when she last

accepted the reality of your situation?” Tina

almost imperceptibly, looking resigned but also cooperative at the same

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

straight

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

mind?” Stella asked, her face drained of

the

and tried to convince her, saying, “To tell you the truth, 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

gently cut her off.

start discussing the next steps. I will explain in detail what will happen on the day of the trial. Then, I‘ll simulate the

“Okay,” Stella responded.

“Then I‘ll call in my

door and yelled,

turned towards it, and shock was

are you doing

holding a thick stack of

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