Chapter 1101


    Chapter 1101 “Ms. Tina Hampton, thewyer, 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.”


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    Ste 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 Ste pushed the door open, she saw Tina Hampton sitting in front of herputer, perusing through


    the


    files.


    Hearing the noise, she turned around and nced at Ste.


    “You‘re here already?”


    “Yes,” Ste 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.”


    Ste nodded.


    “It looks like you‘re very calm about it all,” observed Tina with a frown when she noticed how Ste had


    been


    At the very least, she seemed much calmer than when shest saw her at the detention center.


    “Have you epted the reality of your situation?” Tina asked.


    Ste smiled almost imperceptibly, looking resigned but also cooperative at the same time.


    “What could I do even if I can‘t ept it?” she replied.” He‘ll find a million ways to make me ept it


    eventually.”


    Tina nodded and went straight to the point.


    “So this is the current situation,” she exined. “Mr. Warren Ford and the Cohen family have acquired


    watertight evidence against you, which means that we might not be able to fully exonerate you at this


    point. If we try that, the probability of sess 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 n is for you to confess that you‘ve


    identally 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 must insist, without a flinch, that you are


    ignorant of the fact that oleanders are harmful or toxic. This is the only way that we can minimize your


    sentence as much as possible. If the sentencing is light enough, Mr. Ford can then easily find


    a way to release you on bail.”


    “So you‘ve all made up your mind?” Ste asked, her face drained of color.


    “Yes,” replied Tina. “All the preparations are done.”


    Seeing that Ste looked a little unsure, she sighed and tried to convince her, saying, “To tell you the


    truth, your case is an extremely difficult one. The fact that all thewyers working for the other side are


    the cream of the crop isn‘t helpful either. If we go by the original n, 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 to the murder. Besides, if you insist on being ignorant about the poisonous nature of oleanders,


    they‘d have no way of proving that it was a premeditated murder, so…”


    “I understand,” Ste gently cut her off.


    Tina stared at her and continued, “If you have no objections, we‘ll start discussing the next steps. I will


    exin in detail what will happen on the day of the trial. Then, I‘ll simte the questioning you might


    receive from the prosecution. We‘ll try to anticipate everything that might happen on that day so you‘ll be


    perfectly prepared when the timees.”


    “Okay,” Ste responded.


    Tina nodded, “Then I‘ll call in my assistant now.”


    She then turned towards a closed door and yelled, “Okay, you cane out now!”


    The door was pushed open. Ste turned towards it, and shock was written all over her face when she


    recognized who it was.


    “Professor Hall? What are you doing here...?”


    Justin Hall walked out holding a thick stack of documents.


    “It‘s been so long since west met, Ste.”


    Tina nced at the two of them and stood up.


    “I have some backup documents to prepare,” she said.“ I‘ll leave you two to it.”


    After speaking, she walked straight out of the room, leaving only Ste and Justin inside.


    Ste was about to stand up too. She was confused and a little awkward.


    “What exactly is going on here...?” she asked.


    “Don‘t worry,” Justin assured her. “Please sit down.”


    He then walked up to her with a smile and exined , ” It‘s just as Tina told you – I’m her assistant right


    now, and I‘m here to help you with the whole process. Don‘t be nervous. I assure you that I have no


    other intentions.”


    The corners of Ste‘s mouth twitched, and she smiled, saying, “I wasn‘t thinking about that. I was just a


    little


    surprised...”


    “Really?” Justin opened the file in his hands and handed Ste a pen, followed by some notes. “I thought


    we’d never see each other again, you know.” “Me too,” Ste nodded. “So much has happened since


    then.”


    She took the pen and paper from Justin and asked, “Are these for me to take down some notes?” “That‘s


    right. You might need to write down the most important points so you can carefully review them when you


    go home. It is important that you try your best to appear as natural as possible during the trial.”


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