Chapter 481: He Can''t Be Reached


    With the man''s permission, Lily calls her assistant, "E, find the bestwyer in Yorkshire for me, and


    ask him toe to the police station."


    "Ms. Lily, are you alright?" E asks in a worried tone.


    "It''s fine. I''m just used of murdering a pregnant woman." Lily stays calm and replies indifferently, "I


    may not be able to return to thepany for the time being. You should keep an eye on the new


    product."


    "Also, call Brilliant Media. Find a stylist named Danica Gibson, and ask her to testify for me. Then call


    the Smith Group. Ask David to tell Mr. Smith about my detention."


    Even if Willow has conclusive evidence, she wouldn''t be convicted with Louis and Danica testifying for


    her.


    E answers, "Okay, I''ll go find awyer now!"


    Hanging up the phone, Lily finds her hands sweating.


    She has killed Willow''s baby by ident. She wants to apologize and make amends.


    But she should also protect herself.


    If she loses thewsuit and the news that she is pregnant and going to jail breaks, she''ll be in trouble.


    The trial date has not been set, so Lily is put in the detention cell with the women who also have not


    been convicted and are unable to be moved to another ce.


    Several women are packed into the detention cell. One of them is drunk and even leans against the


    wall to throw up.


    Smelling the perfume mixed with the smell of vomit, Lily feels nauseous.


    A womanes over and asks Lily why she ends up here. Lily says something and then ignores the


    woman no matter what she says. So, the woman goes to someone else.


    After the night, the man who interrogates Lilyes to the detention cell.


    Lily is taken to a desk.


    A man in a suit is sitting in a chair with his briefcase on the table. Lily figures that the man is probably


    thewyer that E finds for her.


    "Ms. Lily."


    Seeing Lily, thewyer gets up and shakes her hand, "I''m your defensewyer. I''ll spare no effort to


    help you. Please tell me everything."


    Lily nods.


    In the next 30 minutes, Lily tells thewyer everything.


    Thewyer stops taking notes and looks up at Lily. "Ms. Lily, may I ask who the father is?"


    "Does it have anything to do with the case?"


    "Yes." Thewyer says, "I heard that you were Mr. Louis'' girlfriend. If he''s the father, then I guess that


    he asks someone to put the blood-activating herbs in the duck soup."


    Lily looks down and grabs her coat.


    Thewyer continues, "Ms. Lily, if that''s the case, you''ll be totally innocent. You gave the duck soup to


    Ms. Roth without knowing. And Mr. Louis should be the one who''s suspected of murdering a pregnant


    woman...."


    "I broke up with him a long time ago." Lily interrupts thewyer and says calmly, "My fiancé works in


    Country R. The herbs may have been identally put into the duck soup by the cook."


    Thewyer rubs his chin, ''It makes sense. Some hotels like putting these expensive things in their


    soups to improve the vor."


    "So, it has nothing to do with Mr. Louis?"


    "Yes."


    Lily doesn''t want to worry about it. She only hopes that Louis testifies for her.


    Learning what''s happened, thewyer closes hisptop''s lid, "I will go find something in L City. If


    Danica and Louis are willing to testify for you, we''ll probably win the case."


    "Alright. Thanks." What thewyer says is basically the same as Lily has expected.


    As long as they can testify, she''ll be able to get free.


    But right after thewyer leaves, something happens.


    First, the police officer tells her that the trial will start in ten days.


    Then, E calls to tell Lily some bad news.


    Danica goes to Yugovia for a movie with the crew by ship. E still can''t reach her. And someone of


    the Smith Group tells E that Louis and David are on a business trip abroad.


    Knowing that, Lily gets nervous.


    What a coincidence! Both of them go abroad and can''t be reached.


    "Here''s Mr. Smith''s phone number." Lily holds the phone and says some numbers, "It doesn''t matter if


    you can''t reach Danica. But you have to get in touch with Mr. Smith. The trial is in ten days."


    "Okay, I''ll get right to it."


    Lily wants to wait by the phone, but the man says he will tell her if someone calls and sends her back to


    the detention cell.


    Lily waits for a few days.


    When the man tells Lily to answer the phone, Lily goes out with hope.


    He picks up the phone only to learn from E that Louis is still unable to be reached because his phone


    stays off.


    Lily feels disappointed.


    ''He''s on a business trip. Why does he turn off his phone?''


    ''He gets the news and doesn''t want to help me?''


    Lily keeps quiet for a while, so E says, "Don''t worry, Ms. Lily. I''ll tell thewyer to ask those cooks to


    testify for you so that we can prove that you didn''t want to kill...."


    "The restaurant is owned by Willow''s husband." Lily interrupts E, "Willow wouldn''t allow her


    employees to testify for me while suing me."


    "Then I''ll call the Smith Group again and ask them where Mr. Smith is." E is also anxious.


    Lily licks his dry lips and says in a hoarse voice, "Never mind. Mr. Smith is busy. Don''t bother him.


    Continue to contact Danica and see if she cane back before the trial."


    "Alright. Do you need anything? I can bring it to you."


    "It''s fine. I''m fine."


    Lily feels sad and disturbed and doesn''t want to continue the conversation, so he hangs up after telling


    E what to do.


    Dinner iste today, and the food is a little cold.


    Some women in the detention cell are dissatisfied with the cold food and ask the police officer to warm


    it up.


    The officer says with impatience that they should be grateful for the free food, and then goes away.


    Lily eats some cold rice and feels that her stomach is upset, so she doesn''t eat any more.


    She curls up in bed and falls asleep.


    There is noise around her. Later, she is standing trial in the dock. No one testifies for her, and she is


    convicted of murder.


    The judge receives the report of her pregnancy and decides that she can be released on bail pending


    trial and is going to jail after giving birth.


    When she leaves the police station, she bes a murderer in everyone''s eyes.


    She loses her reputation and her job. And there is no one who can help her.


    She runs desperately and gets on the nearest bus, trying to escape from this ce.


    The light in the bus is dim and there are only few people.


    The windows are tightly shut, and Lily feels as if the air were taking away bit by bit.


    Gradually, she finds it difficult to breathe. She wants to smash the window, so she reaches for the


    safety hammer.


    Then, she wakes up.


    Someone covers her nose and mouth and presses against her hands and feet.


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    Terrified, Lily bes fully awake.


    She struggles desperately, trying to pull out her hands, but the person keeps pressing them. She''s


    about to lose consciousness.