“Ms. Garland, are you okay?” Ella asked worriedly.
“I’m fine. I’ve only been charged with the attempted murder of a pregnant woman,” Rayna answered indifferently. “I might not be able to return to the office for a while. You have to keep a close eye on the new product. Also, call Newfirm Media and tell them to look for a stylist named Giselle Brent. Ask her to testify for me, then call Faymon Group and ask Mr. Tylinski to inform Mr. Faymon about my current situation.”
Even if Vivi had evidence of her involvement, as long as she had Curtis’ and Giselle’s statements, she would not be found guilty of the attempted murder.
Ella immediately responded, “Got it. I’ll look for a lawyer right now!”
After ending the call, Rayna realized her palms were damp with cold sweat.
She had wronged Vivi and made her lose her baby.
She could provide any compensation as an apology to Vivi, but she also had to defend her rights.
If she lost the case and the news of her being pregnant and getting released on bail spread, everything would be over.
As the date of the trial was not set yet, Rayna had to stay in the holding cell with other women who were charged with various crimes and had yet to be convicted.
The holding cell was not spacious, but there were eight women in the small space. In fact, there was even one who was arrested drunk and had just vomited in a corner.
The clashing blend of perfume and pungency made Rayna’s stomach churn.
One of the women came over to ask why Rayna was in the holding cell, but Rayna only answered half-heartedly. When that woman could not get any other responses from Rayna, she flitted to another woman to chat away instead.
One night passed, and the policeman who had interrogated Rayna before came to take Rayna out of the holding cell.
Shortly after, Rayna was brought to a desk.
When she noticed a man in a suit sitting by the table and the bag on the desk, she guessed he was the lawyer Ella had hired.
“Ms. Garland”—the lawyer stood up to shake hands with her—”I am your defense attorney, and I will do my best to help you. Please tell me everything that happened and please don’t hide anything from me.”
Rayna inclined her head.
In the following thirty minutes, Rayna informed the lawyer of everything she knew.
Then, the lawyer paused in his note-taking and lifted his head to look at Rayna. “Ms. Garland, may I ask who the father of the children is?”
“Is this relevant to the case?”
“Yes. I heard you used to be in a relationship with Mr. Faymon. If the children are his, then I’ll guess that the herbs were put into the duck stew under Mr. Faymon’s orders.”
Rayna lowered her head and gripped the hem of her clothes.
The lawyer went on, “If that is the case, then you are not involved in this case, Ms. Garland. You gave the stew to Ms. Louden, completely unaware. The one who’s involved in this case should be Mr. Faymon instead.”
“I broke up with him a long time ago. My fiancé is working in Jetroina. I’m sure the chef must have accidentally added the herbs to the duck stew.”
The lawyer stroked his chin in contemplation. “Indeed, some hotel chefs like to add expensive herbs in stews and soups as seasoning.”
“So this has nothing to do with Mr. Faymon?”
“Yes.”
Rayna did not wish to dwell on those matters; she only hoped for Curtis to appear in court to testify for her.
After finding out what happened, the lawyer closed his notebook and said, “I’ll go to Summerbank to find out more details. If Giselle and Curtis are willing to testify for you, there is a ninety percent chance for you to win this case.”
“Okay. Thank you.” The lawyer’s answer was what Rayna had expected.
As long as the two of them could testify for her, she would be fine.
Alas, right as the lawyer left, trouble came.
A police officer told her that the date for the trial had been determined—it would be held ten days later.
Then, Ella called and informed Rayna of two bad news.
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