Chapter 437



The more Hillary refused to plead guilty in a case where the evidence was conclusive, the less likely she was to receive leniency in court.

Her stubbornness was, on the contrary, a positive for Tanya.

The judge frowned and his gaze toward Hillary shifted.

Hillary’s legs went weak and she slumped back in her chair. She had not expected that they could still find evidence that she had bribed the nurses when several years had already passed. Besides, they even got the two nurses to testify as witnesses!

It was all over.

It was all over!

Tanya’s lawyer was still talking. He said, “Your Honor, my client is a dancer with a considerable income, but every year, she pays most of her money to private detectives to hire them to search for her daughter….

The millions of dollars she spends on the search each year is almost her entire income. If she had really abandoned the child, why would she spend so much money searching for her?

Ms. Jones continues to slander my client even at this moment. Not only that, but she has even bribed journalists to create public pressure on my client in an attempt to reverse the outcome of the lawsuit!

I implore the judge to take serious action against her!”

At the sound of the lawyer’s loud and forceful words, the courtroom fell silent.

After some discussion, the judge finally announced, “Given the seriousness of Miss Hillary Jones’ crime in abducting the child, and the fact that she shows no intention of pleading guilty, nor showing any sign of remorse, we will bring the case before the judiciary and have the Attorney General’s office bring charges against her, so that she can be given the maximum sentence possible!”

Hearing that, Hillary collapsed in the chair.

The maximum sentence was thirty years in prison!!!!!

Thirty years!

By the time she got out of prison thirty years later, she would be old!!!!

No, she didn’t want to go to jail!!!!!

The court had its own procedures. Today’s hearing was for Joel and Hillary’s fight for custody of their daughter. Therefore, the case was closed without even the need for a full trial.

Hillary was arrested on the spot. She will be under court supervision while awaiting her next hearing.

The comments on the live stream had gone full circle. Everyone was cursing Hillary.

“My God, how disgusting! She’s so wicked!”

“Let me give you all a rundown of what happened. Not only was Jones the third wheel in their relationship, but he even stole their baby and claimed he gave birth to her. And now, she’s fighting them for custody of the child? She’s so evil! That woman is beyond saving.”

“The fact that Turner has been searching for her daughter for so many years has really touched me. I apologize for the derogatory comments I made against Turner when I was unaware of the truth.”

“I apologize too!”.

“A woman like Hillary Jones should be put to death!”

“Yes, not only did she kidnap the child, she even thinks she is right in doing so. She shows no sign of remorse. If she doesn’t get the death penalty, she should at least be sentenced to life in prison. People like her should spend the rest of their lives in jail.”

“I agree with the life sentence!”

“Thirty years is too little. I agree with the life sentence.”

“I agree with the above comment!”

“+1!”

“+(my mobile number)!”

“+(my ID number)!”

Public opinion reversed in an instant, and people sided with Tanya.

As the handcuffed Hillary was being led away, Jill pounced on her and hugged her. “Let go of my daughter! Let her go!”

The sobbing Hillary screamed, “Mommy, save me! Save me! Save me! I don’t want to go to jail! Sob, Daddy, save me!”

However, even after the two cried their eyes out, none of the police officers batted an eye. They dragged Hillary out.

Jill was stunned on the spot. The next moment, she grabbed Hillary’s lawyer and shouted angrily, “Why didn’t you say anything a moment ago? We paid money to hire you – why didn’t you defend my daughter?” The lawyer said resignedly, “Mrs. Jones, it was clearly stated in our contract that the client was not to conceal any information related to the case. Are you demanding an explanation from me when your daughter concealed such an important matter from me!!!?”

He was also quite angry. “Besides, if I had known that the girl was kidnapped, I would never have taken the case! I have children too. People like her should go to jail.”

Jill replied angrily, “The one who should go to jail is you, you scumbag lawyer!”.

The lawyer sighed and said, “Okay, I’m not going to argue with you anymore. I just want to tell you this now: you and Hillary were the ones who drove public opinion about the case, right? Now, she’s going to have to suffer the consequences.”

Jill was taken aback. “What do you mean?”

“Before, you two created a stir to get people on your side in order to pressure the court, but all those people are furious now! Now they are strongly demanding that your daughter be sentenced to death. Under such circumstances, I am afraid that your daughter will be sentenced to life imprisonment, at the very least, for her malicious actions.”

“Life imprisonment…”

Jill stared blankly as she heard those two words. She looked incredulously at the lawyer. “He just kidnapped a little girl, that’s all! What kind of nonsense are you talking?”

Seeing that she was being so unreasonable, the lawyer didn’t want to talk to her any further. He merely shook his head and turned to leave.

Seeing him, Jill grabbed his arm and said, “Don’t go! Tell me how I can save my daughter! Tell me!”

The lawyer scoffed, “Is there any hope of salvation left for someone like your daughter? What’s the point of saving her and getting her out of jail? So she can steal other people’s children? Even if she is offered triple the remuneration, no one will take her case anymore, let alone me! Unless they don’t want to work in this business anymore and wish to be attacked instead.”

Jill dared not lose her temper any longer. She clung to the lawyer and said, “Don’t go away, I won’t lose my temper with you anymore. I’m not going to ask for my attorney’s fees back either. Just tell me what I should do now. I can’t watch my daughter be sentenced to life in prison.”

Seeing that she had taken a step back, and thinking that she no longer needed to return the exorbitant legal fees, the lawyer looked around. He lowered his voice and said, “There is only one way to lighten your daughter’s sentence.”

“What is it?”

“Beg the victim’s forgiveness! If the victim can forgive her, she may still have a chance at a reduced sentence.”

The victim’s forgiveness….

Jill’s head turned sharply toward Tanya, who was about to leave with Joel.

She was right. Tanya was now the plaintiff in the case, which meant she was the victim.

Jill let go of the lawyer and headed straight for Tanya. As she approached her, she grabbed her arm and said, “Tanya, my daughter, don’t go. Help Mommy. You are the only one who can help Mom now. Go to the judge and tell him you have forgiven Hillary. Tell him you no longer hold a grudge! Go and tell him now! Immediately! Right now!”

His words made Tanya scoff. All she could feel at that moment was only disbelief.

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