NovelEnglishDorothy 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.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtGood 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.
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 cthrough.
"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 outcome. She pulled out a bottle of chilled Chardonnay she'd bought the day before, poured a glass, 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 | didn't expect Heather to suddenly change her statement, claiming she coerced Mrs. Lopez with past favors, and that she was completely 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 | think too." Ephraim sighed, "But don't be discouraged. We still have a chance! | will find the gaps in Heather's testimony—" "No need." Her interjection alerted Ephraim that something was off.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmDorothy 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, semotionally charged, swho would faint and need an ambulance.
But this was his first tencountering such indifference.
Even Ephraim himself had been furious for a few minutes when he received the verdict, and the other lawyers at the firm were quite upset too. How could the client herself be so detached? "Our evidence is solid! Honestly, this verdict caughtoff guard! | 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 | 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 good lawyer.
"Thank you, Ephraim." "So, you'll cto the office? I'm drafting the appeal right now. You just need to sign it." "I won't be coming." Dorothy downed her glass 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, letknow 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." "lI want to meet you." "What a joke! You think I'm someone you can just see whenever you want?!" "Don't forget, | can still appeal. If we meet and cto an agreement, I'll drop the appeal."
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