Was it because life had made her more aware of the importance of money?
Seeing her expression, Lina Sweeney suddenly hugged her. "Grace, I've regretted for years that I didn't help you before. I know clearly that you were wronged, but I couldn’t find favorable evidence for you to help you reverse the case,” she said, word by word. These words had been buried in her heart for a long time.
"Even when you were in prison, I couldn’t do anything except to console you a little when I visited you. I hate this feeling. Now that I have some clues, I’ll do anything to help you reverse the case. Don't think too much about other things, and don't think you owe me anything."
Lina Sweeney's voice, thick with self-accusation, flooded Grace's ears.
"Lina, I might not have survived at all in prison without your frequent visits and earnest devotion to my case. Don't think that your words are an inconsequential consolation. They give me the courage to live," Grace said, hugging her friend back.
Both women had red eyes now.
After a while, they finally recovered. Lina Sweeney said, "I think I will ask the private detective to carry on collecting information and see if we can find anything useful. Don't alert the witness. Otherwise, he won’t admit it even if you went and asked him why he gave a false statement."
Grace nodded and agreed with her best friend.
Besides, after three years, she could afford to wait.
After Grace collected the materials Lina Sweeney gave her, Lina Sweeney said, "I'm driving today. I'll give you a ride home."
Grace showed a hint of hesitation.
"Are you still staying at Jason's place?" Lina Sweeney asked as she realized it.
"Yes." She pressed her lip a little and felt the part that still ached. That was where Jason had bitten her.
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