Olivia Silver is accused of the murder of her husband and strives to gain her freedom and clear her name. She meets Rafael Okonkwo, the extremely rich, handsome, arrogant, selfish young man who also happens to be one the best lawyers the world has e...
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"You should plead guilty."
Olivia had her eyes glued to the man in a really expensive suit in front of her who was supposed to be her lawyer.
She had been in jail for just three days and she already felt her life was coming to an end. She hated that place. She was so terrified of that place. She couldn't stand it, especially since she still had no idea what was going on.
Andrew was dead.
For some reason, a part of her wanted those words to comfort her for all he had put her through but she couldn't help but get bothered by it. In as much as Andrew was abusive, she never really imagined him dead especially since everyone in the continent thought she was responsible. It was the first thing she found out the moment she got to the station, the way everyone talked about it and looked at her.
"If you plead guilty, I could find a way to get the judge to reduce your sentence during trial."
"But my cousin already told you," Olivia could hear her cousin, Amarachi, who had flown all the way as soon as the news got to her, say, trying so hard to remain calm so as not to trigger the guards outside the interrogation room. "You're supposed to be her lawyer, how can you advice her to take the fall for a crime she didn't commit?"
He exhaled
"I'm trying my best here but it's not as easy as you think." He snapped back at Amy and then turned to Olivia again. "Mrs Silver, you are being charged of first degree murder. It's not a simple case. The pill found in your husband's medicine cabinet, they all think you swapped it with his so you could kill him. Everyone knows now that your marriage hasn't been in its best days now since Victoria's testament. News about how he might have physically abused you are all over the news and everyone thinks you killed him so you can be free because you didn't want to leave without nothing. Some even think you did it because he found out you were cheating."
Amy rolled her eyes, she couldn't believe her ears.
"The Silver's are really influential. They are pushing this case with everything that they have especially since they have evidence of you pointing a knife at him on the night of his death. Our best chance of winning this is for you to plead guilty and get a lesser sentence. I could request for another bail hearing but it'd be turned down just like the last one."
Amarachi scoffed
"How can you suggest she stays in jail in her condition? Do you have any idea what they are going to do to her if she stays here for one more day? " her cousin was having a hard time understanding any of it.
"They have evidence."
"And that's why we pay you so much to counter their evidence."
The room was filled with silence for a short while. The lawyer just sat still, rubbing his forehead with his fingers. He was having a tough time as the rest of them.
