Chapter 468



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Tanya held his hand. “This is not your fault. It’s my fault. I said nothing and hid everything….. I blamed myself for believing Jill’s words back then and going abroad. When I found out I was pregnant, I forced myself to give birth, but I didn’t have the ability to protect the child…”

As she spoke, her voice cracked with tears. “That’s why I can’t let my daughter live under his shadow forever. I want my daughter to know that the people who have done bad things to her will pay the price.”

Big tears rolled down her cheeks again.

Joel, however, seemed determined. He stood up suddenly. “Tanya, you don’t have to hide it for me. I know you love me, but there’s really no need for you to be so silly…besides, you couldn’t have bought that medicine by yourself!”

Tanya bit her lip.

Yes, ordinary people couldn’t buy that drug, but what about the Smiths’ future wife?

She had used Joel’s name to buy that medicine!

gⱯlnσν𝒆𝓁s․com, the heart of storytelling She cried and said, “I’ve already admitted my crime! Mia can’t live without her father! Joel, if you still have feelings for me, don’t be an idiot right now!”.

Joel was not silent and just said, “Mia is a child. She needs her mother more.”

Nora watched as the two argued. She was still digesting the news she had just received.

She hadn’t expected Mia to be treated like this. Not to mention Tanya, even she couldn’t accept it. If something like that happened to Cherry….

Not to mention the insertion of a drug, she would immediately shoot Hillary with a gun until she turned her into meat paste!

While she was also feeling angry, these two people were going back and forth. They were both going to take the blame. Nora could only abandon all her senses.

Now, Tanya and Joel were angry about Mia’s affair. The two had no rationality to speak of, so they didn’t realize there was a problem with Tanya’s story. She interrupted the two.

“Erm, don’t fight about it. That medicine is not deadly.”

When she said this, Tanya and Joel’s voices stopped.

The lawyer sighed. “Yes, this stuff is poison, but it won’t kill her. However, the coroner’s conclusion is that Hillary’s body was weak. She died because she was injected with this stuff.”

Tanya smiled bitterly. “Of course, I knew it wouldn’t kill her! Even though I lost my rationality back then, I knew Mia still needed me! I couldn’t let some scum ruin my life! So I searched the internet for something that could cause pain but not kill…. I didn’t expect her to die.”

As angry as Tanya was, she would never leave Mia alone again. However, she couldn’t swallow her anger. Therefore, she chose to compromise.

She had punished Hillary in a sure way.

She never expected that the medicine, which only acted on the nerves and did not harm the human body, would take Hillary’s life!

Tanya replied, “Painful but not fatal.”

The lawyer let out a sigh of relief. “How nice! We can use this for a counterargument! It can prove that you didn’t intend to commit murder! It was an accidental murder! Plus the fact that you have a daughter! I think the judge will have mercy!”

Joel was quick to ask, “How lenient can the judge be?”

The lawyer looked at Joel. “Mr. Smith, if it was you who had done it, then it would have been an intentional murder. Therefore, only Miss Tanya could use this counterargument. Also since it was not intentional, and because Hillary’s actions were too hateful, the judge will take pity on Miss Tanya. I am sure Ms. Tanya will only be sentenced to three years at most.”

When Tanya heard this, she looked at Joel. “Wait for me. I’ll see you in three years.”

Joel pursed his lips and suddenly said, “I’ll give you a big wedding in three years.”

Tanya’s eyes turned red. “Forget it. If you marry a woman who’s been in jail, they’ll laugh at you.”

“I’m not afraid of being laughed at. I just feel so worthless.” Joel clenched his fists. “Tanya, I’m sorry.”

It was the end of visiting hour. Nora and Joel got up and left with their lawyers.

As soon as they left the room, Joel looked at the lawyer. “If I had purposely tried to murder her to avenge my daughter, how much time would I be sentenced to?”

The lawyer was stunned, but seeing that Joel was serious, he calculated in his heart and said, “10 years.”

Joel smiled, “Okay, that’s the plan.”

The lawyer was perplexed. “Mr. Smith, it’s 10 years! It will only be three years for Miss Tanya!”.

Joel lowered his eyes. “Do as I say.”

He’d rather do 10 years in jail than let Tanya suffer another three years.

The lawyer turned instantly bitter and vindictive. He simply looked at Nora. “Miss Smith, please persuade Mr. Smith!”

Nora was deep in thought and did not listen to him at all. She only reacted when the lawyer tugged on her sleeve. “What?”

The lawyer could only repeat Joel’s decision.

However, Joel, who was standing next to her, was sensing Nora’s abnormality. He frowned and asked suddenly, “Nora, does anything seem odd to you?”

Nora nodded. “I’ve been thinking about it – could Hillary really die if she were injected with five milliliters of Benzoplatin? As far as I know, Benzoplatin only affects the nerves and makes people feel pain, but it’s harmless to the body.”

Joel didn’t know about medicine, so he didn’t suspect anything when he heard about this drug.

However, after Nora said that, he frowned suddenly. “You mean…”

Nora shook her head. “I’m not sure either, but I still think we should go look at the corpse.”

Joel nodded immediately.

He looked at the lawyer.

The lawyer understood something, too. He hurried to find someone and asked to see the corpse.

When the official heard this request, he did not refuse. He picked up the phone and called the morgue. However, when the call connected, he was stunned. “What, has she already been sent to the crematorium?”.

When he said this, the three present were stunned.

Nora and Joel exclaimed at the same time, “Oh, no!”.

Before arriving at the police station, neither of them had expected the corpse to be dealt with so quickly, so they didn’t think to protect it at all.

After all, she was already dead!

They weren’t professional criminals, after all – they had missed this!!!!

Joel rushed to the phone and asked, “When was she sent?”.

The person was stunned. “Half an hour ago…”

After Tanya admitted it, this case was basically set in stone. So, corpse handling was also within the rules! Joel and Nora looked at each other. Without a word, they ran out the door. Nora jumped into the driver’s seat and said to Joel, “Hold on tight!”.

As soon as she said that, the car sped off!

Joel was already making a call, but the vehicle carrying the corpse had already arrived at the crematorium. The corpse had entered and the door was closed!

When corpses were burned at high temperatures, once they went into the furnace, they could not be taken out again!

Because it was impossible to stop halfway.

So… It was too late!

They were one step too late!!!!

If the corpse was incinerated, there was no possibility of reversing the situation!

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