I had already explained everything that happened to me in detail when I contacted him yesterday. As a lawyer, his experience far surpassed mine. Thus, he was much more thorough in his thinking.
Jasmine’s face immediately twisted with frustration. “That’s not true! It was Kaelyn who forced me to steal money to buy the car! She just stayed away from it to avoid suspicion! I–
Lucas smirked, cutting her off. “Oh, do stop! What can you do besides shifting the blame onto Kaelyn? This is the police station, not your home. The police here actually have brains, unlike your relatives, who are a bunch of idiots. Do you really think you can fool them with just a few words?”
His words were sharp, but they were effective. I couldn’t help but give him a thumbs–up. You’re on fire today!”
Jasmine was beyond furious. She tried several times to interrupt his tirade, but she couldn’t even get a word in. It wasn’t long before she was so pissed off that she nearly
fainted.
Her attempts to argue were useless. The police were having none of it. Instead, they restrained her on the spot.
Only now did Jasmine and her mother start to panic as they frantically begged the officers to drop the charges.
However, the person involved in the case was my grandmother.
IT
Before Lucas even showed up, he had prepared everything, including the paperwork, to file the case on behalf of my grandmother. She had even signed it.
Since the theft amounted to 300,000 dollars, it was classified as a major case. This meant it was now a criminal case, one that the state was prosecuting. Even if the victim wanted to drop the charges, it wasn’t possible now that the necessary documents were signed..
For a theft of this magnitude, Jasmine was looking at a minimum of ten years in prison. Even if my grandmother were to offer her forgiveness later, it would only reduce her sentence at best. But prison? There was no avoiding it.
I took the chance to pull Lucas away before things got more heated as the precinct descended into chaos.
“Well, how’d I do, desk mate? Didn’t embarrass you today, did I?” Lucas grinned.
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Chapter 4 Steal Money to Buy a Car
“Not at all! You made me proud!” This was the first time I had finally cleared my name after being accused for over 20 years. The rush of vindication had me buzzing with
excitement.
Since it was around noon, I invited Lucas to have a meal with me.
We hadn’t even finished our meal when Joziah showed up, hot on our trail.
