“Yeah...” Upon hearing what Daisie said, Lisa’s tears rolled down. But Maxine had already cut off the call before she could say anything.She handed Lisa’s cell phone to the man sitting in the front passenger seat, turned her head to look at Lisa, who was weeping softly right next to her, and patted her shoulder with a smile. “Don’t be afraid, aren’t you friends? If you’re friends, she’ll understand your actions even if you’ve betrayed her.”Soon, Daisie received a call from Lisa, who was currently waiting for her at the parking lot outside the school.She ran to the school gate but was stopped by one of the bodyguards. “Young lady, where are you going?”“I’m going to pick up my friend.” Daisie pushed the bodyguard away.Nonetheless, the bodyguard managed to block her way. “You can’t go out. Mr. Goldmann said that both you and the young master can’t leave before school is over without his permission.”“What do you mean?” Daisie was a little pissed off. “I’m just going out to pick
Maisie stood up. “Thank you for the hard work.”The police officer responded, “You’re welcome. It’s thanks to you, ma’am. You’re the one who’s able to convince the criminal into a confession.”Maisie smiled.‘Rather than saying that I’ve convinced him into a confession, I believe it sounded more like a threat. It seems that this man is extremely loyal to Maxine. He’d rather take on all the charges than implicate Maxine.’Maisie left the police station and sent a message to notify Yorick. After all, she had promised her uncle she would inform him of the result.As soon as she got into the car, her cell phone rang, and her eyes dimmed when she glanced at the caller ID.She picked up the phone and answered it but did not speak.The other party giggled. “Maisie Vanderbilt, you should be very thankful that your daughter’s fine.”Maisie remained calm and composed. “Maxine Reynolds, what do you want?”“Don’t even think you can force me to give up just because I can’t leave town. Mais
However, after seeing how miserable Lisa looked, Maisie’s expression changed in an instant. “What have you done to that child!?”Lisa’s skirt was stained with blood, her bruised face was so swollen that Maisie could hardly recognize her, and there were bloodstains on the corners of her lips too.She seemed to have been tortured, and her gaze looked absent, blank, and dimmed.The man only nudged her, and she could not even keep her feet under her body, lost her balance, and fell to the floor.Upon seeing this, Maisie’s jawline tightened, and the bottom of her eyes was dyed scarlet.All children were always extremely precious to their parents, and seeing a child suffer such abuse would make any mother lose their cool.Although Lisa was not her child, Maisie was still a mother. It was impossible for her to stay indifferent!Maxine chuckled even more happily, seeing the chill beaming from Maisie’s eyes as if she were about to tear her into pieces. “What’s wrong? Are you feeling bad
Maisie walked toward Maxine.Maxine laughed and raised the remote control in her hand with a frantic look. “I dare you to take another step closer. That’s if you want to go down in pieces.”Maisie stopped, and her face darkened while looking at the remote control in Maxine’s hand.“Did you think I didn’t come prepared? Why would I allow you to come to me in the first place? I’m not really worried about whether you’ll bring help here. Even if you were to get Nolan or the police here, I wouldn’t let any of you escape this unscathed.” She laughed smugly.Maisie took a deep breath and remained silent for a while. “Did you plan to go down together with us?”After saying that, she pointed to the two injured men behind her. “Those two almost died and another even went to prison for you. These people's lives don’t matter at all to you, do they?”Maxine looked indifferent. “What do their lives have to do with me? They work for me only because of the cash. Hence, it goes without saying tha
After saying something to the police, Nolan walked toward Maisie, pulled her into his arms, and tightened his hug.Maisie sniffed the soothing fragrance on his body and chuckled softly. “I knew you would get here in time.”He kissed the top of her head vigorously and sneered from the bottom of his throat. However, his tone sounded reproachful. “You always take the liberty to act by yourself. You would’ve been blown to pieces if I couldn’t get here in time.”Maisie looked up at him. “It’s because I believe in you and Colton.”While she was on her way to meet Maxine, Maisie received a call from Nolan, and Colton was next to him.They had managed to locate Maxine, so they had pinpointed the area where Maxine was at. As long as the area had network coverage, they could find out her exact location and the route she could use to escape.Since the place Maxine had not chosen a suitable escape route, she must have never planned to escape from the beginning and might have chosen to end th
When thinking about it, the statement made Maisie shudder.The next day…Quincy went to the Goldmann mansion to report to Nolan, saying that Maxine had been diagnosed with mental illness at the Bureau of Justice and was currently being held in custody.Maisie was astounded when she heard these words. “Mental illness?”Quincy nodded. “It’s said to be intermittent personality cognitive impairment, which is a symptom of schizophrenia.”Maisie pursed her lips and said nothing.Nolan held the back of her hand and looked at Quincy. “If mentally ill people intermittently commit crimes when they’re mentally normal, they should bear criminal responsibility just like any other normal people. This is inevitable. If Maxine wants to use her mental illness to find a reason to defend herself in this lawsuit, I’ll play along with her till the end of it.”Quincy replied, “I‘ve informed the lawyer and will hand the evidence and judgment.”After Quincy left, Maisie sat on the couch and did not sa
The plaintiff’s lawyer chuckled. “The suspect who caused the death in the hit-and-run pleaded guilty only because he’s the defendant’s scapegoat. Since he would take the blame for her, the confession that he gave can also be false.”The plaintiff’s lawyer slowly stood up and handed in the documents.The documents were presented to the judge, who skimmed through them and frowned.“This is the evidence of all the crimes committed by the defendant. How can a mentally ill person draw out each step of the plan so purposefully when she wasn’t in her right mind and couldn’t control her own behavior? So, no matter who the defendant is, they can’t be spared, and the premeditated actions don’t constitute out-of-control behaviors.”The judge looked at the defendant. “Do you have any other evidence?”The defendant’s lawyer submitted two more pieces of evidence. “All the premeditated behaviors that my client showed were due to multiple personality disorder, better known as dissociative identity dis
After Nolan said that, the people in the courtroom started chattering. The judge pounded his gravel. “Silence in court.”After that, he looked questionably toward the plaintiff. “Pretending to have multiple personalities?”Nolan looked toward the lawyer, who nodded, then opened the folder they received just now. “Judging from this case, if the second personality committed the crime, which she could not control, then in principle, she could indeed be exempted from criminal responsibility.“However, in essence, the exemption is only applicable when the person has totally lost consciousness and had been taken over by the second personality because the second personality had taken full control and she could no longer control her actions.”The plaintiff's lawyer looked toward Maxine. “However, the defendant was clearly aware that her second personality exists and was even using the identity of Cecile Wolfsbane, so there is only one possibility. That’s that she acted out the disorder's