Trial Of The Senses

Sheila pushed Gloria away with a guilty conscience, "Yeah, I found a lawyer for you, Lawyer Jack."

"Lawyer Jack, nice to meet you!" Gloria grabbed the lawyer's hand and shook it excitedly, as if she had seen a life-saving straw. "Lawyer Jack, is there any hope of my appeal? I don't want to die. You must save me!"

Obviously, Gloria had a strong desire to survive. Looking at the excited woman, the Lawyer Jack had mixed feelings. Before he came to the jail, Sheila requested him to persuade Gloria to withdraw the appeal. Her own daughter was trying to deprive of her opportunity to live. It was really cruel.

Even though she was a heinous person, Lawyer Jack couldn't help feeling sorry for her.

"Do you want me to tell you the truth?"

A brief pause appeared on her face. Normally, this kind of contest was not going to be a good one.

"The chances are very small, and there is almost no hope." What he said was the truth as well as Sheila's expectation. Her performance in the first round of the trial was so awful that she couldn't escape from the death sentence. What's more, the court trial was open. People said that they were greatly pleased, and she deserved it. No one sympathized with her.

The case itself and social influence both needed to be considered, and none of these were beneficial to her.

Upon hearing this, Gloria's face immediately turned pale.

Sheila took the opportunity to hold her and said, "Mom, we can withdraw the appeal. There is no hope."

"No!" Gloria pushed away Sheila by reflex, her face showing a frantic determination. "I must file an appeal. I will not withdraw it even if I will be sentenced to death! They can withdraw the charges and prolonged the time of death. I can also live a longer time. I don't want to die in such a coward! "

Sheila tipped the lawyer with a wink, and he understood immediately. Then he took the file bag and went out, leaving the space for the mother and daughter.

"Mom, don't be so excited." Sheila helped her sit down.

"Sheila, I must lodge an appeal. You know that I must appeal against the sentence! Though Lawyer Jack said that the chance is very small, there is still some hope. Even if the result remains the original sentence, I can live for more days. Do you understand? " At the moment, Gloria's life was threatened. All she wanted was to stay alive.

"But mom, I have no money now." Sheila said dejectedly.

Stunned, Gloria asked, "what do you mean?"

"Ashley drove me out of the Fang family. I don't have any source of income. My only few thousand dollars has been paid for the rent. Now I can't afford food."

"Then you go to work, you go to make money! Are you going to watch me die without doing anything?" Gloria stared at Sheila, as if she was going to eat her up.

Sheila was frightened by her mother. When she calmed down, unwilling to be outdone, she

heir children. But the child she loved for more than twenty years eventually chose to betray her. How could she not hate her?

"Mom, please agree to my request. You heard from Lawyer Jack that there is a small chance of change of your sentence even if you file an appeal. Since there is no hope, you'd better give up, or she will really make me go to jail..."

With great sadness and great joy, there was a little indifference in her heart. She didn't help Sheila, but looked at her daughter kneeling at her feet and asked, "I agreed to withdraw the appeal, and Ashley will not trouble you with this matter in the future, right?"

"Yeah, Ashley said that she would give up her criminal liability on condition that you write a letter of self-reflection of appeal. Upon hearing her sign of giving in, Dylan quickly made up an excuse to strengthen the credibility of the lie.

Gloria nodded tiredly.

"Mom, promise me..." Sheila begged in a soft voice.

It was a cruel choice for parents to use their lives to keep their children from going to prison. Taking a deep breath, Gloria said, "Okay, I promise you."

"Really? That's great!" Sheila suddenly stood up and cheered. After that, she even kissed Gloria.

A bitter sadness overwhelmed Gloria. Did Sheila think that she took money and gifts from here? She even cheered at all though what she took was her mother's life! She had been spoiling Sheila, so she would support her even if she did something wrong. In the end, she was spoiling such a cruel daughter.

Sheila couldn't wait to go out and call the lawyer in. The lawyer took out a pen and paper. Watching Gloria write a self-statement letter, she took a photo and sent it to Ashley without any disguise.

"Sheila, will you come to see me again in the future?" She looked at her daughter sadly.

Until then did Sheila feel the strange atmosphere. She rubbed her nose and said, "yes, I will."