Dorothy wasn't sure if Everett had taken her words to heart, but he had indeed stopped showing up.

To confirm this, she even made a point of shopping for wine at a remote supermarket.

It took a few trips before she was convinced that Everett had stopped having her followed.

Good riddance.

She was finally free.

Holding a bottle of wine, Dorothy cracked a half-smile and filled the glass in front of her to the brim.

The verdict had cunexpectedly.

herself for at least a month’s wait given the cases piling up on

than a month had passed when Ephraim's call

can appeal! The court of state is where the final decision is made!" From his opening words, Dorothy guessed the outcome. She pulled out a bottle of chilled Chardonnay she'd bought the day

of the whole affair, let alone the consequences of that drug injection!" "It was the Lopez family pulling strings to meet up with Heather, wasn't it?" "That's what I think too." Ephraim

of

seen many clients, semotionally charged,

was his first tencountering such

"Our evidence is solid! Honestly, this verdict caughtoff guard! I won't spell out the dirty tricks... you know the score. But if we appeal, we'll be going to the state court! It won't be so easy for them to tamper, and if I can break down Heather's statement, we can overturn the initial judgment!" Dorothy could see

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