Chapter 892


    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 ss in front of her to the brim.


    The verdict hade unexpectedly.


    Dorothy had braced herself for at least a month’s wait given the cases piling up on the judge’s table.


    But less than a month had passed when Ephraim''s call came through.


    "Ms. Sanchez, it''s not over and we can appeal! The court of state is where the final decision is


    made!"


    From his opening words, Dorothy guessed the oue. She pulled out a bottle of chilled


    Chardonnay she''d bought the day before, poured a ss, and settled onto the couch. "Heather got


    the death sentence?" she asked.


    "Yeah, she''s not getting out of it! It''s just..." Ephraim hesitated before continuing, "It''s just that I didn''t


    expect Heather to suddenly change her statement, iming she coerced Mrs. Lopez with past


    favors, and that she waspletely unaware 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 sighed, "But don''t be discouraged. We still have a chance! I will


    find the gaps in Heather''s testimony—"


    "No need."


    Her interjection alerted Ephraim that something was off.


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    Dorothy was eerily calm, her voice steady without a trace of fluctuation. It was as if she had


    anticipated this result.


    He had seen many clients, some emotionally charged, some who would faint and need an


    ambnce.


    But this was his first time encountering such indifference.


    Even Ephraim himself had been furious for a few minutes when he received the verdict, and the


    otherwyers at the firm were quite upset too. How could the client herself be so detached?


    "Our evidence is solid! Honestly, this verdict caught me off 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 had her best interests at heart. He was a goodwyer.


    "Thank you, Ephraim."


    "So, you''lle to the office? I''m drafting the appeal right now. You just need to sign it."


    "I won''t being." Dorothy downed her ss of wine, feeling the slight buzz. "I won''t appeal, I''ve


    said as much."


    "Ms. Sanchez—"


    "But let''s keep my decision not to appeal between us for now, okay? Pretend I''m still considering it."


    Ephraim, sensing her tone, took it she really wanted to think it over, so he didn''t push further.


    "Alright! Once you''ve made up your mind, let me know as soon as possible. Don''t miss the appeal


    deadline."


    "Sure."


    After hanging up, Dorothy scrolled to the very bottom of her phone''s contacts, found a number, and


    dialed—


    The call was answered quickly.


    "Dorothy?"


    "Yeah, it''s me." Her voice was indifferent, "You''ve been acquitted?"


    Amanda scoffed, "Ha! You should have known that would happen."


    "I want to meet you."


    "What a joke! You think I''m someone you can just see whenever you want?!"


    "Don''t forget, I can still appeal. If we meet ande to an agreement, I''ll drop the appeal."