This was an efficient workday for Hannah.
She even lost count of how many days she had been absent from her office since Oscar was arrested.
She made a stretch to release her tired body and was going to leave.
Miguel pushed the door opened and entered.
At the sight of him, Hannah called, "Dad."
"Why do you show up suddenly?" Miguel asked amiably as he went to her, "I have allotted most of your business to Tan, so you can focus on Oscar's case."
Hannah drew up a smile and asked, "Dad, don't you have any doubt about Oscar? Are you sure you can give me full support to get Oscar out of the mud? Don't you afraid that Cooper might get embroiled in trouble after Oscar is found guilty?"
"I trust Oscar," Miguel said surely, "moreover, I believe my daughter's judge which is always right."
He would support every decision she made.
Hannah was touched by her father. She knew her family would always be there to back her up.
She could not control herself but run into Miguel's arms and said, "Thank you, dad."
She put herself on the opposite side of the Collins when she decided to help Oscar out.
And her father's unconditional support spoiled her.
After all, any mistake might be devastating and fatal.
"My little stupid girl," Miguel said.
As a generous father, he never said no to his daughter.
"How is grandma?" Hannah raised her head and asked.
Mary's death might somehow give Lorie a blow.
Putting aside her unsatisfactory with Mary, Lorie would not have felt guilty for her last oral abuse if Mary was still alive. But now Mary was dead, which brought Lorie endless guilt and pity. As Hannah heard, Lorie burst into tears for her small granddaughter's poor fate and failed to release herself from sorrow.
"Your grandma hasn't moved on yet, given her old age. We have nothing to help. But I am planning a journey for her, along with your mother and me, after the chaos is over. And let time cure the wounds."
"Great," Hanna said, unwilling to penetrate the topic.
Lorie was not a generous grandmother.
Hannah might have included her in the name list for revenge if she could ignore her father.
They shifted the topic and chatted until Hannah's phone rang.
Miguel knew this must be a busy time for Hannah so he left after some warm suggestions.
Then Hannah answered the call from Theodore, "Hi, Theodore, any news?"
"Sarah Collins is confirmed as pregnant," Theodore said straight.
When they were back from the capital, they had made a clear task assignment. As soon as they returned to Kensbury, they started to carry out the plan respectively.
To make a fatal blow to Charles's marriage, they must start from the source.
Hannah looked sombre at hearing Theodore's news.
Charles's plan was admirably perfect. He prepared himself with a strong shield when he was sure there might be a day he would lose everything.
"OK, get it," Hannah responded, "I need you to keep an eye on Sarah Collins. And let me try to have a private meeting with her."
"No problem," Theodore said, "and according to my father's private source, Oscar's trial will begin on next Monday, if everything goes right. That means we have 4 days left. And you will soon be notified by the court."
"Just do as our plan," Hannah said, "it's impossible for an end in the first trial to such important cases like Oscar's. Our goal at the first trial is to get Charles embroiled."
"I see," Theodore responded.
They hang up the phone without any nonsense to make.
The call curdled Hannah's desire to move out from her task chair.
Next Monday was on the way.
And she would meet Oscar again.
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