"Nothing’s impossible. I'm speaking the truth. Henry i s my husband. Do you think he’ll let you off after you poisoned his grandfather?” Yvonne stared at Lynette coldly.
Lynette couldn't bear the pressure anymore and she fell on her knees. "Yvonne... Yvonne, please help me. I’m begging you to help me. I know that I'm wrong. I really do. I don't want to go to jail. Can you help me? Please ask for mercy from Mr. Lancaster..." 1
"How can I plead for you? I can't help you either,” Yvonne interrupted her expressionlessly. "If I help you, I'll become one of the murderers who poisoned m y grandfather. You've already committed a crime. Instead of thinking about how to make up for it, you're trying to get away from it. Are you still the Lynette that I know?"
"I'm not trying to get away from it, but I really can't go t o jail..." Lynette’s body shook with her sobs.
Yvonne took a deep breath. "I know the biggest reason you don't want to go to jail is because of your parents. But what will they think after knowing what you've done?"
"No!" Lynette seemed to be shocked and stood up right away from the ground. "You can't tell my parents. I can’t let them know what I did. If they do, they won't recognize me as their daughter anymore."
"But you can't get the best of both worlds. You can’t escape the law, let alone the revenge from Lancaster’s family. If you surrender, perhaps the punishment will be lighter. If my husband takes action, it’ll be more than just going to jail," Yvonne persuaded her nicely.
Lynette was very stubborn and she didn't want to listen to Yvonne. "No way. She said that she’ll help m e. She'll definitely help me even if you don’t."
"Jacqueline?" Yvonne squinted her eyes.
Lynette stopped crying. "Yes, I did this for her. We're bound together for good or ill. She'll never abandon m e. Never!"
Yvonne felt sad for Lynette as she trusted Jacqueline s o much. "So you'd rather believe in Jacqueline than m e?"
"Sorry, Yvonne. I can't trust you. You want me to go to jail, but I don't want to. I can only choose to believe in others," Lynette said stubbornly.
Yvonne sighed heavily, "Well, I got it now. Then you should look forward to her coming to save you. I'm not just here to find out the truth, but I'm also here to persuade you to repent for your sin. But why do I have to wake someone who's pretending to be asleep? Take care."
She turned around after speaking and left the suite without looking at Lynette.
After leaving, Yvonne wasn't as strong as she seemed earlier. Her eyes turned red and she started tearing up.
Smith handed her a tissue. "What's wrong?”
Yvonne took the tissue to wipe her tears and smiled. Her smile was as ugly as her crying face. "It's nothing. I just don't have close friends anymore, so I can't stop myself from crying. Sorry, this is too embarrassing.”
"Don't worry about it.” Smith shook his head. "What else do you have after this?”
"Nothing else,” Yvonne replied.
Smith nodded. "Let's go then.”
"Hold on.” Yvonne stopped him.
Smith stopped. "Yes?"
"I have to make a call.” Yvonne took her phone out and shook it.
Smith made a gesture of invitation.
After smiling gratefully, Yvonne found Elliot's phone number and dialed it.
"What's the matter?" Very soon, Elliot picked up the call with a yawn. His sleepy voice could be heard from the phone call.
After looking at Lynette's suite number, Yvonne replied, "Elliot, can I ask you for a favor?”
"Oh?" Elliot sounded interested on the other end of the phone. He raised his eyebrows and said, "What a surprise! You're actually asking me for a favor. Say it.
How can I help?"
"I’m at The Stellar Hotel right now. I hope you can send two people over to guard a suite for me. Don't let the person in the suite run away or be taken away," Yvonne said with a cold face.
Since Lynette was looking forward to Jacqueline’s rescue, then Yvonne should kill her hope.
Once Lynette was rescued, Henry would want her for life. Yvonne couldn't imagine how Henry would torture Lynette after he got her.
So to prevent Lynette’s life from being miserable, Yvonne would rather have Lynette go to jail. At least, it was a better option than being tortured.
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