Chapter 0124
Once I recomposed myself, I visited Zachary at the detention center.
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When I stepped into the place once again, I was filled with mixed feelings. I had just gotten released from the detention recently, yet everyone acted as though they never remembered seeing me there. They were quick to gloss over and forget the pain and suffering that I had gone through here.
“Ms. Jones!” An anxious male voice rang out all of a sudden. It successfully derailed my train of thought.
I looked up at the speaker. It was Zachary.
“Don’t call me that.” I extended a hand while smiling at him. “I’m not here as a lawyer today. Logically speaking, I’m not suited to directly engage with you as your wife’s lawyer.”
Zachary reached out to shake my hand gently before releasing me. I could tell that he was trying to keep his emotions in check.
“I’m sorry,” he said softly.
I shook my head. “It’s alright. Let’s talk business. I was hoping that I could have a casual conversation with you as your wife’s friend.”
“Is she… doing well?” Zachary asked me sadly.
I recalled the only time I got to see Cindy. Even though she had light. makeup on, it did little to conceal her sickly complexion.
But I promised to keep Cindy’s illness a secret, so I gazed at Zachary impassively. “Yeah. She’s doing quite well.”
“Ms. Jones, it doesn’t matter what my wife says nor how bad the rumors about her are. I will never believe that she’ll ever cheat on
Tven if you want to take me to cool you still have to investigate the whole matter thoroughly, don’t you You mustn’t take any case that is buth solely on best
At Zachary spoke, his cadence became quicker with The same time, he became increasingly agitated.
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