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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.

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

depression to mitigate the charges, Clara called upon Heidi's psychiatrist to the stand. The testimony was clear: Heidi didn't have depression. It was all

stunned by this turn of events. In a fit of rage, she screamed in

with a fierceness never seen before. "Heidi, if anything happens to my dad, I'll hold you responsible." S~ᴇaʀᴄh the FɪndNøvel.ɴᴇt website

ten years for multiple counts of incitement to commit

as she said with chilling resolve, "Mr. Paolo, if I find out you had anything to

gathered

condition aside and still win the case. The trap he had so carefully set had failed to ensnare her, and now his own

I don't want to go to jail.