“Anastasia...” Erica stretched out her hand to pull her back, but Anastasia raised her hand in disgust.


    “Don’t touch me,” she said scornfully.


    Her gaze startled Erica, and she didn’t dare to touch her anymore. As she looked at Anastasia, all she felt was resentment.


    As Anastasia didn’t give them a chance, Elias felt that this was a tricky case as well. As he sorted out the documents, he


    remarked, “Miss Erica, your mother’s case is not an easy one!”


    “Please, Mr. Yale, you must help my mom and find a way to save her. | can give you all the money you need,” Erica begged


    anxiously.


    “Your mother’s side is very unfavorable, and your sister isn’t letting up at all. Now, the only way is to wake your father as soon as


    possible and ask him toe


    forward to solve this matter. He and your mother have been married for more than 20 years, so he might rescind the charges,”


    Aglimmer of hope shed in Erica''s eyes at his words, but it was quickly reced by panic. No, Francis would not necessarily let


    them go if he woke up. After they changed his will and divided hispany’s equity, and with the evidence that her mother was


    harming him, what if he didn’t let them go? Therefore, Erica would rather Francis never woke up from hisa.


    “My dad may not wake up anymore, so let’s forget about this. You shoulde up with another n!” After Erica finished


    speaking, she decided to go and visit Francis.


    Having received Anastasia’s orders, the nurses would not simply disclose Francis’ condition to outsiders. Hence, even Erica did


    not know about the improvement in his condition. She stood in front of the bed and looked at his face. Even though she had


    been raised by him for more than 20 years, she did not feel any trace of gratitude toward him at all. From the fact that she dared


    to deal with Mrs. Garner, it was clear that she had already lost all affection for him.


    Erica left without staying for long and went straight to Tillman Constructions to see how thepany was doing, as Alex had told


    her that things were getting better. When she walked into his office and saw him signing some documents, she leaned over and


    hugged him affectionately.


    ‘Looks like you''re busy, Alex.”


    “Yeah.” Alex ced the documents down and lifted his head to look at her. “What


    brings you here?”


    “| was trying to beg Anastasia to let Mom go, but | didn’t expect her to be so determined to put Mom in jail. Alex, what do you


    think | should do?” Erica asked in hopes of discussing this matter with him.


    Alex didn’t care about Naomi at all and thought it was best for her to take all of the me so that he and Erica could live a


    comfortable life. ‘Erica, Anastasia has evidence of Mom’s crime with her. We can’t save her. If you have the opportunity to see


    her, you should ask her not to worry and stay there for a few


    years, We''ll wait for her toe out.”


    “What? You want my mom to stay in jail for a few years?” His words startled Erica.Ccontent ? exclusive by N?/vel(D)ra/ma.Org.


    Seeing that being gentle wasn’t working, Alex could only speak harshly. “What else? If your mom doesn’t take the me for this


    crime, it''ll be over for all of us. Besides, it was her idea to murder your dad in the first ce.


    Erica felt despair, but she couldn''t leave Alex. She truly envied Anastasia for being able to make a man like Elliot do anything for


    her. On the other hand, why was the man she met so coldhearted?


    “Erica, think about it. If your mom doesn’t take the me, then you''ll be one of the culprits of the murder. At most, I’m a foil, not


    the mastermind. But when your father fell into aa, the mastermind had to be either you or your mom, so if your mom doesn’t


    go to jail, it would be you. You''re still so young. Can you stand staying in prison?”


    “But Mom...” Erica was about to rebuke when Alex spoke again.


    “Your mom has had a good life for more


    than 20 years. She can survive it, but | feel sorry for you. You''re only 24 years old. You have a lot of time left instead of wasting


    your life away in that dark cell. If your mom loves you, she will take the me for you.”


    Erica’s mind was inundated with fear at this point. She truly didn’t want to go to jail, to the point where she’d rather take her own


    life. After all, it would drive her crazy.


    “All right. I''ll be meeting Mom tomorrow. I... I''ll talk to her then. In the end, Erica. only cared about herself.