After Erica finished watching the things that were staged to harm her. Erica feels extremely disgusted with Kora and Kora’s mother. What Erica didn’t expect was that even Max would testify falsely to corner Erica. After all, how strong is Kora to be able to manipte Max to do Kora’s will?


    After the conversation, Erica was taken to the detention room.


    Meanwhile, knowing Erica did not easily ept the results. Kora, Kora’s mother, is forced to move on to the next stage of the n.


    …


    A few hourster, while Erica was sitting and contemting what had happened, silently praying for a way to clear her name, the police suddenly arrived to announce that someone iming to be awyer needed to see Erica.


    “Hello, I’m Martin Smith. I am the appointed attorney to defend you.”


    “Can you help me?” Erica asked, somewhat hopeful, but at the same time she had a bad feeling about the man in front of her. The attorney assigned to Erica’s defense was decided earlier than Erica thought. Usually, it takes the next day for the Supreme Court to send awyer to meet the defendant.


    “I have reviewed the documents regarding the case,” Thewyer spoke up, quickly getting to the main point. “Based on the evidence and witnesses, I have to be honest that everything is against you.”


    “What do you mean?” Erica frowned, sensing thewyer’s helplessness.


    “I talked to Kora beforeing to see you,” Thewyer revealed. “In my opinion, you should consider negotiating with Kora.”


    “Negotiate?” Erica said in a skeptical voice. “What does it mean?”


    “Kora has made an offer, and you just have to fulfill her request,” Thewyer exined.


    “She’s been trying to throw me in jail. And now she wants to negotiate. What kind of despicable game is she ying?” Erica criticized frankly. “I’m not interested in ying games with Kora Watson.”


    “I believe this is an opportunity for you to avoid being incarcerated,” thewyer exined to Erica earnestly. “You won’t receive any warnings or incur any expenses. Kora Watson has guaranteed that.”


    “The one who shouldpensate me for physical and emotional damages is her, dearwyer,” Erica sneered. “You should fight for justice for me.”


    “Erica Watson. You need to remember that you’re currently in a disadvantaged position,” thewyer emphasized. “You can’t do anything.”


    “Why can’t I do anything?” Erica snapped back, frustrated. “Aren’t you mywyer? Aren’t you here to help me clear my name?”


    Erica’s sharp question caught thewyer off guard. The truth was that Martin Smith wasn’t here to help Erica but rather to assist Kora. This was a y that had already been staged, with all the characters cast by Kora. From the police to thewyer, everyone was Kora’s person. Erica was just unlucky. A moment of anger and impulsiveness led her right into Kora’s trap. It’s sad to say this.


    With umted experience, thewyer easily maintained the spirit to continue to deal with Erica. Martin Smith knew that when Erica asked that, Erica certainly had suspicions. So he told himself to be more careful.


    “Erica Watson. I’m helping you by advising you topromise.  Given the current circumstances, everything is against you. They have witnesses and evidence. How about you? There are no witnesses toe forward. testify for you. Everything you say is unsupported by any evidence.”


    “All of them are just fake, and it can be rified through investigation.” Erica asserted.


    “It’s not as easy as you think.” Thewyer deliberately lowered his voice to avoid being overheard: “Have you ever thought about the possibility of someone obstructing the investigation?”


    “Do you mean that there is a powerful force silently covering up wrongdoing?” Erica asked calmly, showing that she was not naive.Content from N?velDr(a)ma.Org.


    “I don’t mean that,” Thewyer immediately denied to avoid suspicion: “I just want to tell you about a harsh, cruel, and unfair reality.”


    Erica sighed in disappointment. She had known for a long time that things would not be easy.


    “Erica Watson, don’t waste your time on nonsense,” Thewyer sincerely persuaded her: “Instead of going to jail, wasting your youth, you should choose to live freely.”


    Seeing that Erica was silent and showed no signs of argument, thewyer took the next step.


    “This is amitment, just sign it and you can leave immediately.  Today’s matter, of course, will be forever buried, leaving no trace rted to your lifeter.”


    Looking at thewyer, Erica wondered if he was representing justice, standing up for the weak like herself. Or was he trying to cover up the evil and defend Kora?


    “What is this?” Erica eximed in surprise as she read the content of themitment. This waspletely beyond Erica’s ability to predict. It was unbelievable, Erica was an inheritor of a huge fortune, a secret that no one had ever told her. Erica’s uncle had passed away suddenly before he could exin everything.


    “Am I the one who has the right to inherit this property?” Erica asked in shock, looking at thewyer.


    “I don’t know about that,” Martin Smith feigned innocence.


    Thewyer then remained silent, allowing Erica to contemte and find the answer on her own.


    It didn’t take long for Erica to figure out the truth of everything. And she knew that she had fallen into the trap of a terrible conspiracy.


    “What makes you think that I should sign this agreement? And what guarantees do I have that once I sign it, I will be released?”


    After a moment of silence, Erica asked a very clever question. By now, Erica had figured out that Martin Smith was working for Kora. It was too obvious to deduce. Nowyer would advise a defendant to give up their right to fight unless the used was truly guilty.


    “The final decision is up to you. I’ve said what needs to be said. You should make the right choice,” Martin Smith spoke at length, avoiding answering Erica.


    Silent. Erica really took the time to think carefully.


    “I’ll sign.” In the end, Erica agreed.


    “You made the right decision.” Thewyer was satisfied and enthusiastically guided: “Here’s the pen, you just need to sign this part.”


    Erica did not rush to pick up the pen, causing thewyer to give Erica a puzzled look. Erica seems to be nning something.


    Without making thewyer wait long or ask questions, Erica immediately said:


    “I want this signing to be held publicly, with some people present. There are policemen,wyers representing both sides and witnesses appointed by me.”


    Erica appeared rxed, crossed her arms, and looked straight at Martin Smith expectantly while observing his reaction. Martin Smith was confused as Erica’s unexpected proposal was not part of Kora’s calctions.


    “About this. I think…”


    Erica interrupted when thewyer was about to say:


    “Also, I want this signing to be filmed.”


    “Why?” Attorneys questioned Erica’s condition. Martin Smith couldn’t guess Erica’s thoughts.


    “I just want to make sure that Kora Watson will live up to hermitments,” said Erica arrogantly: “We don’t know yet after I sign, I will be free or still in jail. ”


    Martin Smith looked surprised when Erica finished speaking. Responding to his reaction, Erica smirked as if mocking the other’s clumsy performance.


    With an unyielding posture, Erica added, “Please ry my message to Kora Watson. If she doesn’t want toply with my demands, she won’t get anything.”


    “I will ry the message to my client,” Martin replied.


    …


    At first, Kora and Kora’s mother were a little annoyed when Erica dared to make conditions. However, in the end, due to therge inheritance sum, they agreed to go along with Erica’s arrangement.


    On the day of the signing, some people that Erica knew were invited to attend. Additionally, the event was filmed, with each party holding a copy of the video. Erica needed this video as a form of protecting herself and also as evidence to destroy Korater on.


    As this was an internal settlement, the police could not intervene if both parties had agreed to reconcile. All information about the incident was erased as per Erica’s request. After Erica signed, she was immediately released. Meanwhile, Kora and Kora’s mother happily returned home. They would celebrate their easy victory. Kora and Kora’s mother thought they had gotten the money, but there was something they didn’t know and nobody had told Erica yet. The money in the bank was not easily essible with just Erica’s signature, even though she was the inheritor of that sum.