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Chapter 894
Chapter 894
"If she's willing to tie the knot, Kenneth would make a good husband."
Karen nodded in agreement, "Yeah, Kenneth is a real sweetheart and attentive, too. My aunt used to say that once he's hitched, he'll be the kind of guy who'd be totally whipped."
Karen couldn't resist sneaking a glance at Dorothy for her reaction.
Dorothy shot a look right back at her, "Drop it, Karen. Stop trying to set me up with him."
"Well, I’m not!" Karen rubbed her baby bump, "Dorothy, this little rascal inside's been kicking up a storm and thus messing with my sleep. I'm a bit on edge because of that. Could you come over and keep me company?" Content protected by Nôv/el(D)rama.Org.
Dorothy knew what she was really asking. But she had more pressing things on her mind.
"Karen, you don't need to worry about me. I’m all grown up. Whatever I do, it's after careful thought. Right now, your priority is to have that baby safe and sound."
"Oh, come on, what could possibly happen to me? Jeffrey's got that doctor on call practically 24/7! Seriously, he's downstairs right now, ready to jump at a moment's notice."
Despite Karen's playful complaints, Dorothy could see that Jeffrey was looking after her really well.
That gave her some peace of mind.
Kenneth came back with breakfast, and for once, Dorothy didn't put up a fuss. She sat down and joined Karen for a bite.
As they were leaving, Dorothy stopped Kenneth, "Eyes are in front of us for a reason, Kenneth. You've got to look ahead. No sense in always looking back, right?"
Kenneth paused for a moment, then let out a resigned chuckle, "Yeah, you're right."
After sending them off, Dorothy headed to West Legal Services, pulled out a court verdict, and then made a beeline for the cemetery.
"Mom, I feel so helpless. I’m just unable to do anything right." Dorothy squatted down and lit the court document with her lighter.
The flame took hold, and the smoke began to rise, twirling into the air before dispersing...
"While you were alive, I couldn't make enough money to cure your illness on my own. In the end, I had to sell myself to get the money. So, you had every right to be mad at me. I know you were just disappointed."
"Now that you're gone, I've been scrambling for years just to uncover the truth, to bring the one who hurt you to justice! And yet, I've failed. Heather might be facing the death penalty, but the one who really gave the orders got only a year, and is serving it from home because of 'medical issues.'"
This punishment was as good as none!
To Amanda, it was nothing.
"Mom, I've let you down. I couldn't fulfill your hopes. But don't worry, some debts of vengeance don't have to be settled in court. If they refuse to give us justice, then I'll get it my own way."
With that, she knelt down, bowed deeply twice, and slowly stood up.
"Mom, I'll be going now, but... we'll be seeing each other again soon."
...
When Everett heard the verdict, he was in the middle of a meeting in Liberty City. He immediately announced a recess and stepped out to call his father, "So you pulled some strings after all!"
"Is that what you call 'pulling strings'?" Jonathan retorted. "This is Heather telling the truth! She was the one dragging your mother into this mess. Now she's willing to confess in public to exonerate your mother. Isn't that a good thing?"
"How did you manage to get the message to Heather and to have her plead guilty without pulling some strings?"
"She could've figured it out on her own, couldn't she? Your mother just had to give Heather a few meaningful looks in court, and she got the message," Jonathan was naturally elated, knowing his wife was off the hook, "Everett, you weren’t hoping for your mother to get the death penalty, were you?"