Dorothy raised her head with difficulty after she saw Juelz’s bloodshot red eyes. He comforted her and said, “Don’t worry, I will help you find the best lawyer. I promise I will bail you out as soon as possible.”
“Juelz, there’s no need for that, really. You are Juelz Sherman of the Sherman family. I don’t want you to go around begging for help because of me…”
Dorothy took a deep breath, then raised her head high. She suppressed the tears that were welling up in her eyes. She stared at Juelz’s haggard and tired face, then she smiled gently, “Actually, it’s not that bad here. At least, I don’t have to think about whether Credence loves me or not. I don’t have to be wary of the Fisher family’s schemes… Now, I eat alone and feel full alone. This is a simple life, and it’s not that bad.”
“What’s so great about it? I think you’ve been scared silly by that group of policemen.”
Juelz was so angry that he wanted to flick Dorothy’s forehead. However, when he looked at the pale face of the woman in front of him who was trying her best to force a smile, his heart suddenly softened.
“Dory, listen to me. No matter how much it will cost, I will get you out of this place as soon as possible! After we get out, I really, really don’t want you to be with Credence again. Do you know why?”
“Ever since you married him four years ago, you’ve hardly smiled and you’ve started to shed more tears. I really can’t remember when was the last time you smiled from the bottom of your heart.”
“I regret it so f*cking much, so much so that it pains me. Had I tried my best to stop you from marrying Credence four years ago, you wouldn’t have to stay in such a shabby place today…”
The more Juelz said, the louder his voice was. He suddenly released Dorothy, clenched his fists tightly, and slammed it on the table with a loud bang.
Rosalie, that damned b*tch, how dare she use such a vicious trick against Dory! He was so angry that he was suffocating from anger!
Looking at Juelz who was about to explode from rage, Dorothy was touched but found it a little amusing. She reached out and patted his shoulder, smiling slightly, “Alright, I’ll listen to you. I won’t look for anyone after I’m out of prison. I will only talk to you and Germaine. That should be good enough! Don’t be angry anymore. It seriously affects your handsome face.”
The two of them talked and joked. Dorothy’s depressed mood was relieved somewhat. Soon, the visiting time of half an hour passed.
However, it seemed like Juelz had not realized it. He continued to drag the visiting time on for even longer. The two policemen who escorted Dorothy there, had received their superior’s orders to allow Juelz some extra time for the sake of the Sherman family, so long he did not cross the line.
He delayed his leave until it was almost half past nine.
Due to her being pregnant, Dorothy felt tired easily. Her eyes were half-lidded as she talked to Juelz while she kept stretching her hands out to cover her mouth as she yawned.
Before Juelz arrived, he had called one of his friends and had asked them to look for the best lawyer in Talco City. Unexpectedly, he still had not gotten a reply, so he felt a little uneasy.
Looking at Dorothy’s tired face, he hurriedly walked to one side and anxiously shouted into the phone, “D*mn it, have you found anyone to help?”
“How the hell am I supposed to find someone?” That person spoke with bitterness, “Juelz, I haven’t gone anywhere all night, because I kept calling and begging people for help. Guess what, it doesn’t matter whether it’s famous lawyers or small lawyers, all of them are arrogant. They keep saying that they’ve received orders from their superiors. The girl you like is called Dorothy or something, is it not? They said that no one is allowed to handle her case!”
“You idiot, didn’t you mention my name?”
“I did, though? Before I did so, we had talked like buddies. The moment I mentioned your name, all of them hung up. In the end, even a lawyer who’s on good terms with me said that someone else had to be responsible for their own woman… Juelz, you’ve f*cking fallen in love with a married woman! No, that’s not right. Who the hell have you offended?”
Who else could he have offended?
Juelz scolded, “Credence, f*ck you!”
Juelz suddenly kicked his legs in the air, knocking down the chair beside him to fall to the ground. His anger was like fire burning in his heart. He wished that he could shoot that detestable man.
When he answered the call, he had deliberately turned on the speaker. Dorothy heard the conversation clearly, and she calmed Juelz, who was anxious, down. She looked at him and said, “It’s okay. I’m used to it.”
Yes, she was already used to it.
Throughout her four years of marriage, she had experienced more than a thousand days and nights of cold violence. Even though she was passionate about Credence, her love for him had long faded away.
“Dory, don’t worry. No matter what, I will get you out of here, even if I have to risk my life.”
Juelz turned around and kicked the table again. He pointed his finger at the policeman, “Call your superior over. I have something to tell him.”
Fearing the influence of the Sherman family, the young policeman dared not ignore him. After a phone call, Ivana quickly walked into the reception room in a hurry.
“Mr. Sherman, what is it?”
Juelz said, “Here’s the thing.”
After finishing a cigarette, Juelz ordered arrogantly, “Dory loves cleanliness, so her detention room has to be cleaned twice a day, once in the morning and once at night. She likes cherry blossoms too, so you have to change a new bouquet for her every day. Besides that, change her bed and sheets to prestige brands. Dory only sleeps on those. Also, the air here is so bad. You have to install an air conditioner…”
Facing such an unreasonable man, Ivana almost rolled her eyes, “Mr. Juelz, I am a police officer, not a hotel staff.”
Cherry blossoms, prestige branded bed sheets, air conditioning and many other requirements. Why couldn’t he just ascend to the heavens himself?
“If this place really were a hotel, I would ask for more. Are you a subordinate of Mr. Worley or Mr. Lanes? You can’t even take care of such a small request. I will complain to the authorities and you’ll be fired in no time.”
From Juelz’s point of view, women in police uniforms were all fierce and not adorable at all. Besides, they were not friendly towards Dorothy, becoming very detestable in his eyes.
“Sorry, whether I’m fired or not is not up to other people to decide!”
Ivana was unable to stand it any longer, so she frowned and retorted bluntly, “Mr. Juelz, since you are so capable, why don’t you get her out of this place?”
“If I f*cking could, I would have done it already. I wouldn’t even have to waste time talking to you.”
Ivana was struck speechless.
She did not know how to respond to such a reply.
The two of them were at each other’s throat, while Dorothy became the one who had nothing to do.
“Juelz, it’s getting late. Go back first! By the way, Ivana has been very kind to me, and she takes good care of me.”
At that moment, a wave of nausea suddenly rose in Dorothy’s stomach. She had an urge to vomit.
She knew that her unbearable vomiting was about to start again.
“Dory, what’s wrong with you? You look so pale,” Juelz rushed over while holding Dorothy in his arms and looked at her carefully.
Her face was ghastly pale and she looked like a dying patient.
While Dorothy was in Juelz’s embrace, she took the opportunity to stuff a neatly folded piece of paper in his hands as their backs were facing Ivana and the other two policemen. She slowly blinked, and said in a voice that was barely audible, “Juelz, don’t speak. Listen to me. After you leave, follow what I’ve written on the paper. Only with that can I get rid of Credence completely.”
After she said ‘get rid of Credence completely’, Dorothy felt a pain in her heart.
Everyone she had ever been in contact with, be it Rosalie or her foster parents, had all been terrifying people.
As for Credence, he kept saying that he would give her a chance to start over. However, when she needed him most, he had decided to turn a blind eye to her for the sake of his power, status and wealth. He had witnessed her being taken away by the police and brought into the police car, but he did not do anything.
That was why she had gotten tired. She was giving up on him.
She would find a way to end all the problems about love and hate in her life!