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.

for at least a month’s wait given

less than a month had passed when Ephraim's call

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 before,

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 sighed, "But don't be discouraged. We still have a chance! I will find the gaps in Heather's testimony—" "No

steady without a trace of fluctuation. It was as if she had anticipated

clients, semotionally charged, swho would faint and need

this was his

at the firm were quite upset too. How could the client herself be so detached? "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 that Ephraim genuinely

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