Filed To Story: A Second Chance with My Billionaire Love
Zack pushed his glasses up his nose and said with confidence. “The situation’s not that bad. There’s still a chance we can win. Leave it to me. It’s not a big problem.”
Zack’s words made Jessanna heave a sigh of relief.
If any other lawyer said that, they may be bragging or bluffing to earn legal fees, but if Zack said so, he definitely had a way to win!
“How soon can we get Margaret out? Can we apply for bail?”
Flossie looked at Zack anxiously.
“Judging by the nature of the case, no. We must be patient…”
Zack asked Flossie with raised eyebrows. “Do you want to extend Jessanna Ximenez’s sentence by three to five more years?”
“I’m not in the mood to mess with her. Right now, I just want to get Margaret out!”
“If you do as I say, not only will Margaret be safe and sound, Jessanna Ximenez will also be finished!”
Zack snapped his fingers, as if everything was under control…
Flossie and Zack walked out of the detention center.
Flossie could hardly wait to ask Zack, “You said that there’s a way to clear Margaret’s name and also give Jessanna Ximenez a heavier punishment? What exactly do I have to do?”
“It’s actually quite simple.”
Zack said, “If Margaret isn’t lying, then her subjective motivation to harm Jessanna Ximenez cannot be established, and it naturally wouldn’t constitute a criminal offense. In that case, she can even sue Jessanna Ximenez for defamation.”
“If Margaret is in a bad health condition during this period, and it so happens that Jessanna’s slander causes her emotional trauma, then Jessanna can also be charged with a criminal offense. Under the criminal law, the penalty for emotional trauma is no less severe than physical trauma.”
Flossie listened very attentively to every word he said. She instantly asked, “So, as long as I can find a way to prove that Margaret didn’t lie, or that Jessanna lied, we can win the case?”
“Correct!”
Zack continued, “My suggestion is to find evidence that Jessanna lied, so as to counter sue her for defamation. Although there are those two police officers as witnesses, from a legal perspective, witnesses contain subjectivity and carry less weight than physical evidence. If you can obtain physical evidence, we can definitely win the case!”
“That’s easy. I know what to do.”
After hearing that, Flossie could not help but give Zack a thumbs up. “As expected of Zack Rosenwell. What a brilliant move!”
She was now really glad she asked for nothing but the Guajardos & Co. Law Firm when she divorced Halston.
With the law firm’s Big Three helping her, she would be able to overcome any obstacles, be in in the administrative, civil and commercial, or criminal field!
The next day.
Flossie arrived at the hospital where Jessanna was kept in early in the morning.
As usual, there were two police officers guarding her ward.
Jessanna felt like she was about to regain freedom, so she was humming happily, and so loudly that she could be heard in the hallway.
“Someone seems to be in a good mood.”
Flossie’s leaned against the door of the ward with folded arms and asked with a weird smile on her face.
Jessanna was sitting in front of the dressing mirror, putting on makeup on her eyes. When she suddenly saw Flossie in the mirror. she reacted like she had just seen a ghost. Her expression changed sharply as she turned around and asked, “It’s you! How did you get in here?”
“Why do you look so scared? We’re good friends. Isn’t it normal for me to visit you?”
“Stop pretending!”
Jessanna got into combat mode and glared at Flossie as if Flossie was a ferocious wild beast. She snapped. “We’re mortal enemies. One of us will definitely die in the hands of the other. Why are you here?”
“C’mon, it’s not that serious. You’re Halston’s new love and I’m his ex–wife. In ancient times, we would be considered sisters. There’s no need to fight all the time! Where’s the love?”
Flossie smiled and said sarcastically.
“Hah, love?”
Seeing Flossie being so polite, Jessanna guessed that Flossie must have come to beg her to withdraw the charges. She said arrogantly. “Now you want to talk about love? Why didn’t you talk about love when you mercilessly had me arrested the other day?”
“Are you worried that your horrible nanny might die in the detention center because she’s too old, so you’ve come to beg me for mercy?”
Flossie smiled and said, “That’s not it. I just came out of kindness to inform you that I’ve found the evidence to prove my nanny’s innocence. Your charges now include not only burglary, but also defamation. The result of my nanny’s psychological evaluation is out. She has level 3 emotional trauma. If you’re found guilty for all the charges, you’ll be in jail for at least 5 years!”
“Wh–What?”
Jessanna’s face suddenly turned pale. She stepped back and said, “You’re trying to scare me, aren’t you? There’s no way you have evidence to prove your nanny’s innocence. The only ones present at the time were the police officers, and they heard your nanny threatening me with their own ears!”
“You have witnesses while I have physical evidence. From a legal perspective, physical evidence carries much more weight than witnesses.”
Flossie seemed very confident.
Jessanna’s face turned even paler. She gulped and asked. “What… what physical evidence?”
Flossie pointed to the surveillance camera on the wall and said, “No secret stays buried forever. Thank god the entire process of your heinous crime was recorded.”
Jessanna was momentarily stunned, then she burst out laughing. She said smugly. “That’s the evidence you have? The surveillance footage? Go ahead and take it to court. We’ll see who the judge finds guilty.”
Flossie did not expect Jessanna to be so smug. She guessed Jessanna must have dealt with the surveillance footage already.
However, this would not be a problem for Flossie and her amazing hacking skills.
It did not matter if Jessanna had deleted or destroyed the surveillance footage. As long as it once existed, Flossie could recover it in minutes.
“Since you’re so confident, let’s see what happens in the trial three days from now.”
After saying that. Flossie turned around gracefully and left..
In three days, everything would be over.
She swore she would make Jessanna pay a heavy price for her ignorance and wickedness!
When she stepped out of the elevator, she ran into Halston and her former mother–in–law, Francine Milford, who had come to visit Jessanna.
Halston’s and Flossie’s eyes met. Both of them were slightly surprised. Countless emotions flowed between their eyes…
Francine was very emotional. She looked at Flossie like she was looking at a disgusting bug, wishing she could squash Flossie to death.
“What are you doing here, you harbinger of misfortune? Are you trying to finish the job your wicked nanny failed to do?”
“Is this your family’s hospital? Am I obligated to tell you what I’m doing here?” Flossie asked flatly.
“You…!”
Once again, Francine was rendered speechless by Flossie, so she decided to teach her sharp–tongued former daughter–in–law a lesson physically instead.
“Now that Halston has kicked you out of our family, you have no obligation to tell me anything, but since you dare to lay a hand on the Guajardo family’s baby, I’m obligated to teach you how to behave!”
With that, she pulled her hand back and flung it at Flossie’s face.
Halston grabbed Francine by the wrist and said, “Mom, stop it.”
“Stop it?”
Francine flushed red. She tried to free her hand from Halston’s grip, but Halston would not let go. She was so angry that she yelled, “Halston, is something not right with your head? Why are you still speaking up for this woman? The trial will be held in a few days. Are you really gonna want to watch your son get born in prison?”
“I can handle this problem, Mom. Don’t worry about it.”
“How? If I were you, I would have dealt with this wicked woman a long time ago! I would never have let her step on us again and again without doing anything!”
“Let go of me! I said let go of me!”
Francine was getting angrier and angrier. She must teach Flossie a lesson today to vent her anger.
But Halston would not let go. He held the furious Francine back and coldly said to Flossie, “Don’t just stand there. Go.”
Flossie did not expect Halston to protect her like this after they’ve divorced.
Maybe him and Francine were putting on this act so that she would drop charges?
But it did not matter because she would not do that no matter what.
“See you in court in three days.”
Flossie dropped those words and left without looking back.
Only after making sure that Flossie was far gone did Halston release Francine’s hand.
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