No Strings Attached

At the eleventh hour, he couldn't linger any longer. After a few hurried instructions, he dashed off to the hospital.

Upon realizing that Clara hadn't backed down, a wave of panic washed over Heidi's previously smug face. Her icy eyes glared at Clara with venomous intensity. She couldn't fathom how Clara could keep her wits about her and win this lawsuit while her father lay gravely ill.

Clara wiped away a tear and took a deep breath, steadying herself.

With a sympathetic look, Sasha handed her a glass of water and whispered reassurances, "Clara, don't worry. Mr. Casey will pull through."

Clara nodded faintly.

The trial resumed. Just when everyone expected Clara to falter, she fought like a lioness backed into a corner, growing fiercer as the battle waged on. Her sharp and precise words left the opposing counsel speechless on several occasions.

she also proved Heidi had incited her fans to douse her with acid, resulting in lan's grievous injuries. Both charges were convincingly upheld after some

depression to mitigate the charges, Clara called upon Heidi's psychiatrist to the stand. The testimony

a fit of rage,

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years for multiple counts of incitement to commit

resolve, "Mr. Paolo, if I find out you had anything to do with my father's illness, you'll be the next one in the defendant's

gathered her

He hadn't expected Clara to be so relentless, to put her father's critical condition aside and still win the case. The trap he had so carefully set had failed to ensnare her, and now his own daughter was sentenced to additional years beyond what he had anticipated. He had

I don't want to go to jail. They'll bully me every single day. I can't stand